ARCAS

Meaning of ARCAS in English

/ahr"keuhs/ , n. Class. Myth.

a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.

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ARCAS — [Greek] The son of Zeus and the nymph Callisto, who was turned into a bear by Hera out of envy. …
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URSA MAJOR — ((Latin: Greater Bear), ) also called The Great Bear, in astronomy, a constellation of the Northern Hemisphere, at about 10 …
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CALLISTO — in Greek mythology, a nymph, or else a daughter of either Lycaon of Arcadia or of Nycteus or Ceteus. Callisto …
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AZAN — [Greek heroic] The son of Arcas and Erato. Azania, part of Arcadia, is named after him.
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ARCADIA — [Greek] A district of the Peloponnesus named after Arcas. It was chiefly inhabited by shepherds and the abode of Pan. …
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АРКАД — Arcas
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