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Amalthaea

American  
[am-uhl-thee-uh] / ˌæm əlˈθi ə /
Or Amalthea

noun

Classical Mythology.

  1. 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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The Iolaire had been a luxury yacht before the war, sailing under the name of the Amalthaea.

From BBC

Tarquin paid the money, and Amalthaea was never more seen.

From Project Gutenberg

Aulus Gellius says that Amalthaea burnt the books in the king's presence.

From Project Gutenberg

She still gives milk—a perfect Amalthaea. 

From Project Gutenberg

No horns but those by luckless Hymen worn, And those, alas! not Amalthaea's horn!

From Project Gutenberg

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