Meaning Of The Word Callisto
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Callisto in American English
a nymph loved by Zeus and changed into a bear by Hera noun: a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major Callisto in British English 1 noun: a nymph who attracted the love of Zeus and was changed into a bear by Hera. Zeus then set her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major Callisto in British English 2 noun: the second largest (but faintest) of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, discovered in 1610 by Galileo. Approximate diameter: 4800 km; orbital radius: 1 883 000 km |
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