Callisto: Meaning and Definition of

Cal•lis•to

Pronunciation: (ku-lis'tō), [key]
— n.
  1. 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.
  2. a large natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
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