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In Greek mythology, three women were named Callirhoe or Callirrhoe:- A daughter of Oceanus and mother of Echidna, one of the Oceanids.
- The daughter of Achelous. She was betrothed to Alcmaeon at the time of his death.
- A Calydonian woman who scorned a priest of Dionysus who in turn threatened to inflict all the women of Calydon with insanity (see Bacchae). The priest was ordered (by who?) to sacrifice Callirhoe but he killed himself instead. Callirhoe threw herself into a well which was later named after her.
Callirhoe is the title of the only novel known to have been written by the ancient Greek author Chariton.
Callirhoé is the only ballet written by French composer Cécile Chaminade.
In biologyBiology studies the variety of life clockwise from top-left E. coli tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology is the science of life. It is concerned with the characteristics and behaviors of organisms, how species and individuals come into existence, an, Callirhoe is the genusSee genus (mathematics) for the use of the term in mathematics. See genus (music) for the use of the term in music. In biology, a genus (plural genera is a grouping in the classification of living organisms having one or more related and morphologically s of the poppy mallowPoppy mallow Prairie poppy mallow Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus Callirhoe Species Callirhoe alcaeoides ''Callirhoe bushii ''Callirhoe digitata ''Callirhoe in plantGreen algae land plants (embryophytes non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta liverworts Anthocerophyta hornworts Bryophyta mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta clubmosses Equisetophyta horsetails Pteridophyta "true"s.
In astronomyAstronomy which etymologically means " law of the stars," (from Greek: + nomos) is a science involving the observation and explanation of events occurring outside Earth and its atmosphere. It studies the origins, evolution, physical and chemical propertie, CallirrhoeCallirrhoe (pronounced "ka LEER uh wee") is one of Jupiter's outermost named natural satellites. It was discovered by Spacewatch on October 6, 1999 and originally designated as an asteroid (1999 UX). It was discovered to be in orbit around Jupiter by Tim (spelled with two r 's) is a moon of Jupiter
Josephus mentions Herod the Great seeking relief from his terminal illness at the hot springs of Callirhoe or Callirrhoe, said to be east of the Dead Sea.
The Athenian Callirhoe is a hotel in Athens. [1]
