Callisto

First appears: The Astronomy

Callisto was the daughter of Lycaon and lived in Arcadia. Zeus seduced her, and she became pregnant; after remaining undetected for a time, she was discovered while bathing. She became a bear and gave birth to Arcas.

Relationship record

Life events

• Callisto was the daughter of Lycaon.(The Astronomy · 📍 Arcadia)
  • With: Lycaon
  • “Hesiod says she (Callisto) was the daughter of Lycaon and lived in Arcadia.”
• Zeus seduced Callisto, and she became pregnant.(The Astronomy)
  • With: Zeus
  • “when she was seduced by Zeus, continued some time undetected by the goddess, but afterwards, when she was already with child, was seen by her bathing and so discovered.”
• Callisto gave birth to a son called Arcas.(The Astronomy)
  • With: Arcas
  • “Thus she became a bear and gave birth to a son called Arcas.”

The Astronomy

• parent: Lycaon “Hesiod says she (Callisto) was the daughter of Lycaon and lived in Arcadia.”
• admirer: Zeus “and, when she was seduced by Zeus, continued some time undetected by the goddess, but afterwards, when she was already with child, was seen by her bathing and so discovered.”
• child: Arcas “Thus she became a bear and gave birth to a son called Arcas.”

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Extracted from the original text of Hesiod and Homerica. Made with Rho MD.