Amalthea

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia)

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: A‧mal‧the‧a

Proper noun

Amalthea

(Greek mythology) The most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus, sometimes represented as the goat who suckled the infant-god in a mountain cave, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph.
(astronomy) The third most distant moon of Jupiter.

Synonyms

(goddess): Amaltheia

Derived terms

(Greek mythology):

horn of Amalthea

Translations

goat or nymph who suckled Zeus

Greek: Αμάλθεια f (Amáltheia)
Portuguese: Amalteia (pt) f

Spanish: Amaltea f

third most distant moon Jupiter

Portuguese: Amalteia (pt) f

Further reading

Amalthea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Amalthea f

Alternative form of Amalteia

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