Theory that \'Celts\' are a myth

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Not immediately labelling them Atlantic Celts - but simply Britons - allows them to be absorbed or integrated into any Celtic discussion without preconditions - to whatever degree - or none.

Well Pytheas of Massilia wrote that they called themselves the Pretani and Strabo names Ireland as Ierne so Britain and Ireland, or Hybernia, does appear to be valid. I am not sure if Strabo claims that the irish themselves used the term Ierne but Pytheas make his claim about Britain. The Greek world initially referred to the two as the Cassiterides, or Tin Islands, so it doesn't seem likely that the terms Pretani and Ierne come from Greek.

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