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ID: 901000722
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000722
Record Type: Character/Person

Arkas (Greek character)

Note: In Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Callisto; a hunter who became king of Arcadia, he taught humans the art of weaving and baking bread.

Names:
Arkas (Greek character) (preferred,English,D,N)
Arcas (Greek character) (English,A,N)
Ἀρκάς (Greek character) (Greek,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Greek iconography> (P)
........<Greek characters> (G)
............Arkas (Greek character) (I)
Related Iconography:
child of .... Zeus
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Greek iconography, Greek characters, Zeus (Greek deity)) [901000671]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... legendary character
.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Ancient Greek (culture or style)
.....(Aegean periods, Aegean, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Arkas (Greek character)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
Arcas (Greek character)
................Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 97G1 Arcas changed into a constellation
Ἀρκάς (Greek character)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcas
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 97G1 Arcas changed into a constellation
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

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