Kallisto (Mythologie)

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Kallisto (Mythologie)
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Kallisto
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"In Greek mythology, Callisto or Kallisto (/kəˈlɪstoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Καλλιστώ [kallistɔ̌ː]) was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details. She was one of the followers of Artemis, or Diana for the Romans, who attracted Zeus (Jupiter). According to some writers, Zeus transformed himself into the figure of Artemis to lure Callisto and rape her. She became pregnant and when this was eventually discovered, she was expelled from Artemis´s group, after which a furious Hera (Juno), the wife of Zeus (Jupiter), transformed her into a bear. Later, just as she was about to be killed by her son when he was hunting, she was set among the stars as Ursa Major ("the Great Bear"). She was the bear-mother of the Arcadians, through her son Arcas by Zeus." - (en.wikipedia.org 21.09.2020)
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  • Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), Jupiter naht sich der Kallisto in der Gestalt der Diana, Blatt zur Serie der "Metamorphosen des Ovid", nach 1590

    Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), Jupiter naht sich der Kallisto in der Gestalt der Diana, Blatt zur Serie der "Metamorphosen des Ovid", nach 1590

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    Image: Städtisches Museum Schloss Rheydt - CC BY

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