Cal|lis|to

Cal|lis|to
Cal|lis|to «swa> LIHS toh», noun.
1. Greek Legend. a nymph whom Hera changed into a bear for being in love with Zeus. When Hera tried to kill the bear, Zeus put it into the sky, where it became Ursa Major. Callisto's son, Arcas, became Ursa Minor.
2. the most distant of the four largest of the twelve satellites of Jupiter.

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