Callisto

Callisto (Mythology)

According to Greek mythology, Callisto was a nymph and a follower of Artemis. Zeus developed an attraction to Callisto and turned himself into Artemis to lure Callisto. After Callisto became pregnant, she was expelled from Artemis’ hunting group. When Hera, Zeus’s wife, found out about this, she turned Callisto into a bear. As she was about to be hunted by her son, they were set among the stars as Ursa Major and Minor (“the Great Bear” and “the Little Bear” constellations) by Zeus.