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Definition of Callisto
1. Noun. The second largest of Jupiter's satellites.
Definition of Callisto
1. Proper noun. (mythology) A nymph of Artemis. ¹
2. Proper noun. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Callisto
Literary usage of Callisto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Dateedited by Jean H. Aichele edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"(SSI) Turn to return to Earth point Last Callisto-10 approach OPNAV End Playback
Earth Sun TIME (PDT-SCET) 08:59 13:27 14:12 29 09:00 10 July 11:00 14 00:27 ..."
2. The Age of Fable; Or, Stories of Gods and Heroes by Thomas Bulfinch (1856)
"JUNO AND HER RIVALS, IO AND Callisto—DIANA AND ACTION —LATONA AND THE RUSTICS.
JUNO one day perceived it suddenly grow dark, and immediately suspected that ..."
3. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1880)
"But, notwithstanding this precaution, Callisto was slain by Artemis during the
... Areas, the son of Callisto, was given by Zeus to Main to be brought up, ..."
4. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1892)
"Greenwich Mean Times of Superior and Inferior Geocentric Conjunctions of Jupiter's
Fourth Satellite (Callisto) from 1892 November to the end of 1893. ..."
5. The Classic Myths in English Literature: Based Chiefly on Bulfinch's "Age of by Charles Mills Gayley, Thomas Bulfinch (1893)
"Callisto of Arcadia was another maiden who excited the jealousy of Juno. ...
Often, frightened by the dogs, Callisto, though lately a huntress, ..."
6. Pausanias's Description of Greeceby Pausanias by Pausanias (1898)
"9 Areas, son of Callisto, his inventions, viii. 4. i ; Arcadia called after him, ib.
; his sons, viii. 4. a, x. 9. 5 ; his grave, viii. 9. ..."
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