Amalthea

[ am-uhl-thee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Amalthea

/ ˌæmælˈθiːə /

noun

Greek myth AlsoAmaltheia
1. a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on goats' milk
2. the goat itself

Amalthea

/ ˌæmælˈθiːə /

But Rhea hid the child in a cave in the island of Crete, where the goat Amalthea nourished him with her milk.

They fed the infant deity with the milk of the goat Amalthea.

It is supposed to represent Amalthea, the goat which nursed Jupiter.

Crete: where Jupiter had been concealed from his father Cronus, and nourished by the goat Amalthea.

Jupiter himself, the greatest of all, was born in Crete, where he was suckled by the she-goat Amalthea.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

Start each day with the Word of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

Browse