Ganymede

American  

[gan-uh-meed] / ˈgæn əˌmid /

noun

1. Classical Mythology. Also Ganymedes a Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus and taken to Olympus, where he was made the cupbearer of the gods and became immortal.

2. Astronomy. the largest moon of the planet Jupiter.

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Ganymede ¹ British  

/ ˈɡænɪˌmiːd /

noun

1. the brightest and largest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, and the largest in the solar system. Diameter: 5262 km; orbital radius: 1 070 000 km

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Ganymede ² British  

/ ˈɡænɪˌmiːd /

noun

1. classical myth a beautiful Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus to Olympus and made the cupbearer of the gods

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Ganymede Scientific  

/ găn′ə-mēd′ /

1. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the seventh in distance from the planet. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is the largest satellite in the solar system.

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Example Sentences

However, the other - Ganymede - is hoped to be in "pretty good condition" with "no sign of water breaching the vessel".

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Slightly larger than Earth's moon, Io is the innermost of Jupiter's Galilean moons, which in addition to Io include Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2024

Astronomers had previously found clear signs of subsurface oceans on only two of Saturn’s moons—Enceladus and Titan—and on Jupiter’s moons Europa and Ganymede.

From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024

There’s also a triple resonance, 4:2:1, among Jupiter’s three moons: Ganymede, Europa and Io.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2024

My father told me the names: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and one more…He died later that summer.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin