Callisto
noun
- Gr. & Rom. Myth. a nymph loved by Zeus and changed into a bear by Hera
- the second largest satellite of Jupiter: discovered in 1610 by Galileo
See Callisto in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kə-lĭsˈtō)
noun- Greek Mythology A nymph, beloved of Zeus and hated by Hera. Hera changed her into a bear, and Zeus then placed her in the sky as the constellation Ursa Major.
- One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the eighth in distance from the planet. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is the largest planetary satellite.
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