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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.
The name was traditionally used most often in Bohemia, but has been in occasional use in the Anglosphere since the early 19th century.Both Callista and Calista became better known worldwide due to the fame of American actress Calista Flockhart, who portrayed the heroine of the popular American legal comedy drama television series Ally McBeal, which aired from 1997 to 2002. [2]
'belonging to the law or customs' [1]) was the daughter of the river god Inachus and the mother of Arcas by Zeus. [2] In other accounts, the usual birth mother of Arcas was called Callisto, daughter of Lycaon or else Megisto, daughter of Ceteus, [3] both women were members of the Arcadian royal family.
Callisto, like all of Jupiter's moons, is named after one of Zeus's many lovers or other sexual partners in Greek mythology. Callisto was a nymph (or, according to some sources, the daughter of Lycaon) who was associated with the goddess of the hunt, Artemis. [26] The name was suggested by Simon Marius soon after Callisto's discovery. [27]
Hugh Grant is sharing how he named his younger daughters for the first time.. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, the Heretic actor, 64, appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show and discussed how he named his ...
They’re the daughters of Harris’ niece Meena Harris. “First you say ‘comma’ like the comma in a sentence,” Amara said. “Then you say ‘la’ like la-la-la-la-la,” added Leela.
For the first time, Grant shared the names of his two youngest daughters, born in 2015 and 2018. He prefaced the reveal with, "I was in a bit of a panic with my wife on the day we named her."
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