The love affair between Zeus and Callisto
T37 - Zeus seduces Callisto, a nymph from the retinue of Artemis and committed to chastity – Kromos; Cornelian
plaster cast of a gem - Oxford; Beazley Gem database
www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/databases/gems.htm
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In Greek mythology, Callisto or Kallisto was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details. She was one of the followers of Artemis (Diana for the Romans) who attracted Zeus. According to some writers, Zeus transformed himself into the figure of Artemis to lure Callisto and seduce her. She became pregnant and when this was eventually discovered, she was expelled from Artemis's group, after which a furious Hera, the wife of Zeus, 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.
wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_(mythology)
The love affair between Zeus and Callisto
T37 - Zeus seduces Callisto, a nymph from the retinue of Artemis and committed to chastity – Kromos; Cornelian
plaster cast of a gem - Oxford; Beazley Gem database
www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/databases/gems.htm
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In Greek mythology, Callisto or Kallisto was a nymph, or the daughter of King Lycaon; the myth varies in such details. She was one of the followers of Artemis (Diana for the Romans) who attracted Zeus. According to some writers, Zeus transformed himself into the figure of Artemis to lure Callisto and seduce her. She became pregnant and when this was eventually discovered, she was expelled from Artemis's group, after which a furious Hera, the wife of Zeus, 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.
wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callisto_(mythology)