CAL´IDORE (_Sir_), the type of courtesy, and the hero of the sixth book of Spenser's _Faëry Queen_. The model of this character was sir Philip Sidney. Sir Calidore (3 _syl._) starts in quest of the Blatant Beast, which had escaped from sir Artegal (bk. v. 12). He first compels the lady Bria´na to discontinue her discourteous toll of "the locks of ladies and the beards of knights" (canto 1). Sir Calidore falls in love with Pastorella, a shepherdess, dresses like a shepherd, and assists his lady-love in keeping sheep. Pastorella being taken captive by brigands, sir Calidore rescues her, and leaves her at Belgard Castle to be taken care of, while he goes in quest of the Blatant Beast. He finds the monster after a time, by the havoc it had made with religious houses, and after an obstinate fight succeeds in muzzling it, and dragging it in chains after him, but it got loose again, as it did before (canto 12).--Spenser, _Faëry Queen_, vi. (1596). Sir Gawain was the "Calidore" of the Round Table.--Southey. [Illustration] "Pastorella" is Frances Walsingham (daughter of sir Francis), whom sir Philip Sidney married. After the death of sir Philip she married the earl of Essex. The "Blatant Beast" is what we now call "Mrs. Grundy." CALIG´ORANT, an Egyptian giant and cannibal, who used to entrap travellers with an invisible net. It was the very same net that Vulcan made to catch Mars and Venus with. Mercury stole it for the purpose of entrapping Chloris, and left it in the temple of Anu´bis, whence it was stolen by Caligorant. One day Astolpho, by a blast of his magic horn, so frightened the giant that he got entangled in his own net, and being made captive was despoiled of it.--Ariosto, _Orlando Furioso_ (1516). CALI´NO, a famous French utterer of bulls. CALIP´OLIS, in _The Battle of Alcazar_, a drama by George Peele (1582). Pistol says to Mistress Quickly: "Then feed and be fat, my fair Calipolis."-- Shakespeare, 2 _Henry IV._ act ii. sc 4 (1598). CAL´IS (_The princess_), sister of As´torax, king of Paphos, in love with Polydore, brother of general Memnon, but loved greatly by Siphax.--Beaumont and Fletcher, _The Mad Lover_ (1617). CALIS´TA, the fierce and haughty daughter of Sciol´to (_3 syl._), a proud Genoese nobleman. She yielded to the seduction of Lotha´rio, but engaged to marry Al´tamont, a young lord who loved her dearly. On the wedding-day a letter was picked up which proved her guilt, and she was subsequently seen by Altamont conversing with Lothario. A duel ensued, in which Lothario fell; in a street row Sciolto received his death-wound, and Calista stabbed herself. The character of "Calista" was one of the parts of Mrs. Siddons, and also of Miss Brunton.--N. Rowe, _The Fair Penitent_ (1703). Richardson has given a purity and sanctity to the sorrows of his "Clarissa" which leave "Calista" immeasurably behind.--R. Chambers, _English Literature_, i. 590.