In Ptolemy's Geography (Book II, Chapter 2) "Next to the
Damnoni, but more toward the east near the Epidium promontory
are the Epidi and next to these the Cerones; then the
Carnonacae, and the Caereni but more toward the east." Cerones
(or Creones), Carnonacae and Caereni? Ptolemy was probably doing
the best he could but that seems to be far too coincidental.
What three tribes would sit side by side and calmly tolerate
nearly identical names? Given Celtic pride issues, that would be
absurd. Three more likely possibilities present themselves: -
The three have a common origin as a single tribe. They knew they
had a common origin, and didn't mind the similarity in names
because they knew they were all one tribe under different
rulers. - The area north from Argyll was occupied by one single
tribe, not three. Due to variations in pronunciation by everyone
involved, Ptolemy misunderstood his data and wrote down the
three versions he received as three tribes, not one. - The
tribe(s) lived in a region which already h