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9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History
97 metamorphoses ~ classical mythology

97CC Metamorphoses of female persons into mammals

            97CC1 Atalante and Hippomenes changed into lions: when they profane the temple of Cybele, Atalante and Hippomenes are changed into lions by the goddess (Ovid, Metamorphoses X 689)
            97CC2 Callisto changed into a bear: Juno changes Callisto, who is attending the young Arcas (her son by Jupiter), into a bear
            97CC3 women of Cos changed into cows: when the women of Cos insult Juno in their anger about Hercules driving Geryon's cattle through their fields, they are changed into cows (Ovid, Metamorphoses VII 363)
            97CC4 Galanthis changed into a weasel: Juno changes Galanthis into a weasel for having deceived her about Alcmene's labour (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 306)
            97CC5 Hecuba changed into a dog: while being stoned, Hecuba is changed into a dog (Ovid, Metamorphoses XIII 567)
            97CC6 Io changed into a cow: to avoid detection by Juno, Jupiter changes Io into a cow (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 611)
            97CC7 Minyas' daughters changed into bats: having aroused Bacchus' anger by weaving instead of worshipping him, the daughters of Minyas, Leuconoe (Leucippe), Alcithoe and Arsippe, are changed into bats by the god (Ovid, Metamorphoses IV 399)
            97CC8 Ocyroe changed into a mare: when she is foretelling the fates of her father Chiron and the young Aesculapius, Ocyroe is changed into a mare (Ovid, Metamorphoses II 657)
            97CC9 other metamorphoses of female persons into mammals