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.