Arcas
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Arcas is a figure in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Callisto, who became the eponymous ancestor of the Arcadians and was later associated with the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
figure in Greek mythology
ⓘ
mythological king ⓘ |
| afterlifeForm | constellation ⓘ |
| associatedWithConstellation |
Ursa Major
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ⓘ
Ursa Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Arcadians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Arcadian mythology
ⓘ
Characters in Greek mythology ⓘ Children of Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| childOf |
Callisto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToDeity |
Artemis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToMotive | bear transformation ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eponymousAncestorOf | Arcadians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Lycaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greekName | Ἀρκάς NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Aphidas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Autolaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Azan NERFINISHED ⓘ Diomeneia NERFINISHED ⓘ Elatus NERFINISHED ⓘ Elis NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyperippe NERFINISHED ⓘ Triphylus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Arcadians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ Pausanias’ Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythCycle |
Arcadian myths
ⓘ
Callisto myth ⓘ |
| mythRole |
culture hero
ⓘ
eponymous hero ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek ἄρκτος meaning bear ⓘ |
| relative | Lycaon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruledOver | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Chrysogeneia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laodamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Meganeira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtPeople |
agriculture
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baking bread ⓘ making clothes ⓘ weaving ⓘ |
| transformedBy | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.