Amalthea
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Greek mythology): Amaltheia
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: A‧mal‧the‧a
Proper noun edit
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.
Derived terms edit
- (Greek mythology): horn of Amalthea
Translations edit
goat or nymph who suckled Zeus
third most distant moon Jupiter
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Proper noun edit
Amalthea f
- Alternative form of Amalteia
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia).
Proper noun edit
Amalthea