Callisto

Summary

Callisto is a Greek nymph^[1]. She ranks in the top 1% of greek_nymph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,971 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Callisto is buried at Tomb of Callisto in Arcadia^[3].
• Callisto's father was Lycaon^[4].
• Callisto's father was Ceteus^[5].
• A child of Callisto was Arcas^[6].
• A child of Callisto was Pan^[7].
• Callisto is recorded as female^[8].
• Callisto's instance of is recorded as Greek nymph^[9].
• Callisto's Commons category is recorded as Callisto (mythology)^[10].
• Callisto's unmarried partner is recorded as Zeus^[11].
• Callisto's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Callisto (mythology)^[12].
• Callisto's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[13].
• Callisto's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Callisto's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Callisto's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Callisto's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[17].
• Callisto's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[18].
• Callisto's present in work is recorded as Catasterismi^[19].
• Callisto's present in work is recorded as Metamorphoses^[20].
• Callisto's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Καλλιστώ'}^[21].
• Callisto's different from is recorded as Calypso^[22].
• Callisto's appears in the form of is recorded as bear^[23].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Lycaon^[4], an autochthonos^[24] and Ceteus^[5].

Personal Life

Children include Arcas^[6], a mythological Greek character^[25] and Pan^[7], a Greek deity^[26].

Death and Burial

Burial took place at Tomb of Callisto in Arcadia^[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Callisto include 204 Kallisto^[27], an asteroid^[28] and she^[29], a moon of Jupiter^[30].

Why It Matters

Callisto ranks in the top 1% of greek_nymph entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,971 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for her include 204 Kallisto^[27], an asteroid^[28] and she^[29], a moon of Jupiter^[30].

FAQs

Who were Callisto's parents?

Callisto's father was Lycaon^[4].