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Artemis (seated and wearing a radiate crown), the beautiful nymph Callisto (left), Eros and other nymphs. Antique fresco from Pompeii. In Greek mythology, Callisto (/ k ə ˈ l ɪ s t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Καλλιστώ Greek pronunciation: [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details.
Articles relating to Callisto and her depictions. She was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon. She was believed to be one of the followers of Artemis who attracted Zeus. Many versions of Callisto's story survive.
Callisto/Arcas – A follower of Artemis, Callisto took a vow to remain a virgin. But Zeus fell in love with her and disguised himself as Artemis in order to lure her into his embrace. Hera then turned Callisto into a bear out of revenge. Semele/Dionysus – In one of various birth myths of him, Dionysus was a son of Zeus by a mortal woman. A ...
Callisto: Bear: Artemis or Hera Callisto was a princess of Arcadia, the daughter of Lycaon, who joined the goddess Artemis' retinue, and took a vow to remain a virgin forever, just like her patron goddess. Zeus however slept with her (in some versions, he deceived her by taking the form of Artemis herself, or perhaps Apollo) and left her pregnant.
In Greek mythology, Callisto was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon, king of Arcadia (which was claimed by Hesiod [3] [4]). For the Romans, she was one of the virginal companions of Diana, who caught the eye of Zeus . As a follower of Artemis, Callisto took a vow to remain a virgin, as did all the nymphs of Artemis.
This myth of a sworn companion to Artemis breaking their vow is similar to the myth of the Arcadian princess Callisto, [10] while Aphrodite's ire and revenge due to their rejection of love parallels the story of Hippolytus, whose central theme is the antagonism between Aphrodite and Artemis and the mutually-excluding domains they represent.
The name may be related to Greek árktos "bear" (from PIE *h₂ŕ̥tḱos), supported by the bear cult the goddess had in Attica and the Neolithic remains at the Arkoudiotissa Cave, as well as the story of Callisto, which was originally about Artemis (Arcadian epithet kallisto); [12] this cult was a survival of very old totemic and shamanistic ...
Arcas was the son of Zeus and Callisto. [1] In other accounts, his birth mother was called Megisto, daughter of Ceteus, son of Lycaon, [2] or else Themisto, daughter of Inachus. [3] Arcas was married to either Laodamia , daughter of Amyclas of Sparta; Meganeira, daughter of Crocon; [4] the nymph Chrysopeleia; or the Dryad Erato.