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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 Ancient Greek pronunciation: [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details.
In 1740 BC, by an unnamed consort, Themisto bore a son named Arcas (a different character from the eponym of Arcadia). Later on, this Arcas married his maternal cousin, Niobe, daughter of King Phoroneus, and fathered two sons, Argus, eponymous ruler of Argos, and Pelasgus who became an ancestor of the Arcadian ruling family. [4]
She was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon. ... Pages in category "Callisto (mythology)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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.
Callisto, the daughter of Lycaon, King of Arcadia, [233] was one of Artemis' hunting attendants, and, as a companion of Artemis, took a vow of chastity. [234] According to Hesiod in his lost poem Astronomia, Zeus appeared to Callisto, and seduced her, resulting in her becoming pregnant. Though she was able to hide her pregnancy for a time, she ...
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