Mnemosyne — Classical Greek Myth Library

Stories (4)

• Artemis and Callisto
  Olympian gods · Apollodorean Arcadian (Zeus; bear metamorphosis; Arcas; constellation notes)
• Arcas: Eponymous King of Arcadia (Pausanias)
  Heroes — Arcadian kings / Callisto aftermath · Pausanian / Apollodorean — Arcas names Arcadia; divides the land among sons
• Callisto Catasterism: Arctos (Ursa Major)
  Local and lesser — Arcadian / astral aetiology · Eratosthenic / Hyginus astral (+ Apollodorean / Pausanian Arcadian frame)
• Lycaon of Arcadia and Zeus Lycaeus
  Local and lesser — Arcadian kings / Zeus Lykaios cult aetiology · Pausanian / Apollodorean — Lycaon’s crime; werewolf lore; Lycaean cult

Places appearing with them

• Lycosura
• Mount Cyllene
• Mount Helicon
• Ocean stream
• Olympus
• Sky / Ursa Major
• Triphylia
• Underworld
• Wilds

Themes

• Birth
• Hospitality
• Metamorphosis
• Prophecy
• Revenge
• Sacrifice