Callichore Explained

In Greek mythology, Callichore or Kallichore is sometimes considered one of the Muses, and thus a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter); a scholion to Hesiod's Works and Days by John Tzetzes names her.^{[1] [2]} She is better known, however, as one of the Nysiads, nymphs who nursed Dionysus from Book 14 of the Dionysiaca by Nonnus.^[3] Both the lunar crater Kallichore and Jupiter's moon Kallichore are named after her.

Notes and References

1. Book: Ercoles . Marco . Approaches to Greek Poetry: Homer, Hesiod, Pindar, and Aeschylus in Ancient Exegesis . Pagani . Lara . Pontani . Filippomaria . Ucciardello . Giuseppe . 2019-01-14 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 978-3-11-063188-3 . en.
2. Book: Gaisford, Thomas . Poetæ minores Græci, præcipua lectionis varietate et indicibus locupletissimis instruxit T. Gaisford . 1820 . el.
3. Web site: NONNUS, DIONYSIACA BOOK 14 - Theoi Classical Texts Library . 2022-02-23 . www.theoi.com.