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

[ am-uh l-thee-uh ]

/ ˌæm əlˈθi ə /

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.

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

Amalthea ¹

/ (ˌæmælˈθiːə) /

Greek myth

Also: Amaltheia

Amalthea ²

/ (ˌæmælˈθiːə) /

an inner satellite of Jupiter