Amalthea

[ am-uhl-thee-uh ]

/ ˌæm əlˈθi ə /

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Classical Mythology. Amalthaea.

Astronomy. a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

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How to use Amalthea in a sentence

But Rhea hid the child in a cave in the island of Crete, where the goat Amalthea nourished him with her milk.
An Introduction to Mythology|Lewis Spence
They fed the infant deity with the milk of the goat Amalthea.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley
It is supposed to represent Amalthea, the goat which nursed Jupiter.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore
Crete: where Jupiter had been concealed from his father Cronus, and nourished by the goat Amalthea.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911)|Charles Mills Gayley

Jupiter himself, the greatest of all, was born in Crete, where he was suckled by the she-goat Amalthea.
Legends|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for Amalthea (1 of 2)

Amalthea¹

/ (ˌæmælˈθiːə) /

noun

Greek myth

a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on goats' milk
the goat itself

Also: Amaltheia

British Dictionary definitions for Amalthea (2 of 2)

Amalthea²

/ (ˌæmælˈθiːə) /

noun

an inner satellite of Jupiter

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