Amalthaea
or Am·al·the·a
[ am-uh l-thee-uh ]
/ ˌæm əlˈθi ə /
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noun Classical Mythology.
a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on the milk of a goat: in some versions she is the goat rather than a nymph.
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Examples from the Web for amalthaea
Others claim that it was the goat of Amalthaea, which fed Jupiter with her milk.
The Ruins|C. F. [Constantin Francois de] VolneyAulus Gellius says that Amalthaea burnt the books in the king's presence.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.