Amalthea

[ am-uh l-thee-uh ]

/ ˌæm əlˈθi ə /

Classical Mythology. Amalthaea.

Astronomy. a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.

Definition for amalthea (2 of 2)

Amalthaea

or Am·al·the·a

[ am-uh l-thee-uh ]

/ ˌæm əlˈθi ə /

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 amalthea

After due consideration of these names, certain writers unanimously adopted that of Amalthea.
A World of Wonders|Various
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
Jupiter himself, the greatest of all, was born in Crete, where he was suckled by the she-goat Amalthea.
Legends|August Strindberg
It is supposed to represent Amalthea, the goat which nursed Jupiter.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore

In Diodoros, Hammon loves the virgin Amalthea, who has a horn resembling that of an ox.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)|Angelo de Gubernatis

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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