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Calliste
Calliste can refer to the following entries: * Calliste (mythology), a character in Greek mythology * Jason Calliste Jason Calliste (born January 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Moncton Magic of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Early life Calliste is from Toronto and his father Jude runs an appliance-repair busin ... (born 1990), Canadian basketball player * Jerry Calliste Jr. (born 1965), American entrepreneur, music industry executive producer, songwriter, record producer, music publisher, and former DJ {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Calliste
Jason Calliste (born January 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Moncton Magic of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). Early life Calliste is from Toronto and his father Jude runs an appliance-repair business in Ontario. Calliste moved to North Carolina to attend prep school. College career Calliste played basketball at Detroit for four years and earned a communications degree. In his last season with the Titans, Calliste averaged 14.4 points, 3.3 assists, and 3.1 rebounds per game. He took advantage of the graduate transfer rule and moved to Oregon for his final season of eligibility. He came off the bench to help the Ducks to an NCAA tournament appearance. Calliste averaged 12.4 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in his only season in Eugene. His best game was a 31-point performance on December 22, 2013 in a 100-96 overtime win over BYU. Professional career Calliste played his first professional season with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliste (mythology)
In Greek mythology Calliste ( grc, Καλλίστη, Kallístē, the most beautiful) is the daughter of the sea-god Triton and the nymph Libya, who was given to the Argonauts as a clod of earth that transformed into the island Calliste. Mythology As the Argonauts sailed off of Colchis after having taken the golden fleece, Triton appeared to them in the form of a young, wealthy man and introduced himself as Eurypylus, the son of Poseidon. He offered them a clod of earth which one of the crew, Euphemus, accepted, as a token of friendship. Later Euphemus dreamt that he was breastfeeding from the clod, which grew to be a young woman. He then laid with her, but felt guilty afterwards, for she had been a virgin and had nursed him. But the woman, introducing herself as Calliste, daughter of Triton and Libya, told him not to worry, and asked him to give her a home with the Nereids near the island of Anaphe. When he woke up, Euphemus went to Jason, and recounted his dream. Jason in tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |