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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Apollodorus</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Bibliotheca 3.8.2 <br />

“Eumelus and some others say that Lyca<strong>on</strong> also had a daughter, <strong>Callisto</strong>. Hesiod <br />

however, claims that she was <strong>on</strong>e of the nymphs; Asius says that she was the daughter <br />

of Nycteus; and Pherecydes says that she was the daughter of Ceteus. <br />

<strong>Callisto</strong> hunted with Artemis, wore the same type of clothing as the goddess, and <br />

swore to her to remain a virgin. But Zeus fell in love with her and went to bed with <br />

her against her will in the form, some say, of Artemis, but as others say, of Apollo. <br />

Wishing to prevent Hera from finding out, he changed <strong>Callisto</strong> into a bear, but <br />

Hera persuaded Artemis to shoot her down like a wild animal. Some say that Artemis <br />

shot her because she did not preserve her virginity. <br />

When <strong>Callisto</strong> died, Zeus snatched up the child with which she had been pregnant, <br />

named it Arcas, and gave it to Maia in Arcadia to bring. He then changed <strong>Callisto</strong> <br />

into a star which he called the Bear.” — trans. M. Simps<strong>on</strong>


<str<strong>on</strong>g>Apollodorus</str<strong>on</strong>g>, Bibliotheca 3.8.2 <br />

“Eumelus and some others say that Lyca<strong>on</strong> also had a daughter, <strong>Callisto</strong>. Hesiod <br />

however, claims that she was <strong>on</strong>e of the nymphs; Asius says that she was the daughter <br />

of Nycteus; and Pherecydes says that she was the daughter of Ceteus. <br />

<strong>Callisto</strong> hunted with Artemis, wore the same type of clothing as the goddess, and <br />

swore to her to remain a virgin. But Zeus fell in love with her and went to bed with <br />

her against her will in the form, some say, of Artemis, but as others say, of Apollo. <br />

Wishing to prevent Hera from finding out, he changed <strong>Callisto</strong> into a bear, but <br />

Hera persuaded Artemis to shoot her down like a wild animal. Some say that Artemis <br />

shot her because she did not preserve her virginity. <br />

When <strong>Callisto</strong> died, Zeus snatched up the child with which she had been pregnant, <br />

named it Arcas, and gave it to Maia in Arcadia to bring up. He then changed <strong>Callisto</strong> <br />

into a star which he called the Bear.” — trans. M. Simps<strong>on</strong> <br />

Variants abound. <br />

The same is true of all classical mythologies.

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