Kallichore (mythology)

Kallichore (mythology)

In Greek mythology, Kallichore is sometimes considered one of the Muses, and thus a daughter of Zeus (Jupiter). However, she is better known as one of the Nysiads, nymphs which nursed Dionysos. Both the lunar crater Kallichore and Jupiter´s moon Kallichore are named after her.


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