Callisto is a virgin huntress who follows the goddess Diana. One day, Jupiter rapes and impregnates her. Callisto’s visible pregnancy reveals to Diana that she is no longer a virgin, so Diana banishes her from her clan of virgins. Shortly after Callisto gives birth to a son, Juno transforms her into a bear, angry that Jupiter has cheated on her again. Callisto’s son grows up to be a hunter who tries to kill his mother when he encounters her in the woods. Jupiter blocks his blow and transports the mother and son to the sky as constellations.
Callisto Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Callisto or refer to Callisto . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 2: Callisto
Quotes
To prevent her appealing for pity by prayers or words of entreaty
her powers of speech were wrested away, and her hoarse throat only
emitted an angry, menacing, terror-inspiring growl.
But though her body was now a bear’s, her emotions were human.
Continual groaning testified to her inner anguish.
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Callisto Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Callisto or refer to Callisto . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 2: Callisto
Quotes
To prevent her appealing for pity by prayers or words of entreaty
her powers of speech were wrested away, and her hoarse throat only
emitted an angry, menacing, terror-inspiring growl.
But though her body was now a bear’s, her emotions were human.
Continual groaning testified to her inner anguish.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
