(Mitoloji) 1. (Greek Mythology) a nymph who was changed into a bear by Zeus.2. (Astronomy) one of the Galilean moons of Jupiter, the eighth-closest satellite to the planet, icy with a dark, cratered surface (diameter 4,800 km)
{i} one of the nymphs that served the goddess Artemis (Greek Mythology); one of the twelve moons of the planet Jupiter
In Greek mythology, a nymph and a hunting companion of Artemis. Though she vowed never to wed, she was seduced by Zeus, who turned her into a she-bear to conceal his infidelity from the jealous Hera. She was then killed by Artemis during a hunt. Other versions hold that it was Artemis or Hera, enraged at her unchastity, who turned her into a bear. After her death Zeus placed her in the heavens as the constellation Ursa Major (Great Bear)