Themisto (daughter of Inachus)
In Greek mythology, Themisto (/θəˈmɪstoʊ/; Ancient Greek: Θεμιστώ, romanized: Themistṓ, lit. 'belonging to the law or customs'[1]) was the daughter of the river god Inachus and the mother of Arcas by Zeus[2]; she was transformed into a bear by Hera.[3]
In other accounts, the usual birth mother of Arcas was called Callisto, daughter of Lycaon or else Megisto, daughter of Ceteus,[4] both women were members of the Arcadian royal family.
Notes
- ^ "User-submitted name Themisto - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10, p. 123, l. 40
- ^ Eustathius ad Homer, Iliad p. 300; Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Arcadia (Ἀρκαδία)
- ^ Hyginus, De astronomia 2.1.6, and 2.6.2, with Araethus of Tegea as authority
References
- Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions from Ante-Nicene Library Volume 8, translated by Smith, Rev. Thomas. T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh. 1867. Online version at theio.com
- Stephanus of Byzantium, Stephani Byzantii Ethnicorum quae supersunt, edited by August Meineike (1790–1870), published 1849. A few entries from this important ancient handbook of place names have been translated by Brady Kiesling. Online version at the Topos Text Project.