In Greek mythology, Arctus (Ancient Greek: Ἄρκτον, romanized: Arktos, lit. 'bear') may refer to the following:
- Arctus, one of the centaurs who fought against the Lapiths during the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia.
- Arktos, the name of Callisto among the stars after being transformed by her lover Zeus into the constellation Ursa Major (‘The Great Bear’). Meanwhile, their son Arcas was changed and set into the sky as Arctophylax (‘The Bear Watcher’).
References
- Henry George Liddell; Robert Scott, "ΑΡΚΤΟΣ", A Greek-English Lexicon, Perseus Digital Library.
- Nonnus, 41.287
- Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 186
- Hyginus, De astronomia 2.1.1 & 2.1.2 with Hesiod and Amphis as the authorities, respectively, 2.2.2 & 2.4.1; Nicander, Alexipharmaca 1; Statius, Thebaid 3.679 & 8.395; Tzetzes, Chiliades 8.754; Eusebius, Praeparatio evangelica 11.7.7
- Hyginus, De astronomia 2.1.2 with Amphis as the source, 2.2.2 & 2.4.1; Eusebius, Praeparatio evangelica 11.7.7
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