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'''Kallisto the Bear''' was a legendary [[bear]] whose [[Constellation of Kallisto|lair]] was located within the [[Golden Fields]] region of [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE.
'''Kallisto the Bear''' was a legendary [[bear]] whose [[Constellation of Kallisto|lair]] was located within the [[Golden Fields]] region of [[Arkadia]], [[Greece]] during the 5th century BCE.


==History==
===Myth===
According to the Greek mythology, {{Wiki|Callisto (mythology)|Kallisto}} was a [[nymph]] that [[Hera]] changed into a bear out of revenge, and [[Zeus]] transformed her into the constellation {{Wiki|Ursa Major}} after her death.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>
According to the Greek mythology, {{Wiki|Callisto (mythology)|Kallisto}} was a [[nymph]] that [[Hera]] changed into a bear out of revenge, and [[Zeus]] transformed her into the constellation {{Wiki|Ursa Major}} after her death.<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref>


==History==
===5th century BCE===
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the bear was hunted down by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]]. Kassandra took its pelt as proof of her success to [[Daphnae]], the leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Kallisto the Bear (memory)|Kallisto the Bear]]</ref>
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the bear was hunted down by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]]. Kassandra took its pelt as proof of her success to [[Daphnae]], the leader of the [[Daughters of Artemis]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Kallisto the Bear (memory)|Kallisto the Bear]]</ref>


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*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''


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Revision as of 10:34, 15 January 2019

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Kallisto the Bear

Kallisto the Bear was a legendary bear whose lair was located within the Golden Fields region of Arkadia, Greece during the 5th century BCE.

History

Myth

According to the Greek mythology, Kallisto was a nymph that Hera changed into a bear out of revenge, and Zeus transformed her into the constellation Ursa Major after her death.[1]

5th century BCE

During the Peloponnesian War the bear was hunted down by the Spartan misthios Kassandra. Kassandra took its pelt as proof of her success to Daphnae, the leader of the Daughters of Artemis.[2]

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References

  1. Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  2. Assassin's Creed: OdysseyKallisto the Bear