Amalthea

English

Alternative forms

• (Greek mythology): Amaltheia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: A‧mal‧the‧a

Proper noun

Amalthea

1. (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.
2. (astronomy) The third most distant moon of Jupiter.

Derived terms

• (Greek mythology): horn of Amalthea

Translations

goat or nymph who suckled Zeus

• French: Amalthée (fr) f
• Greek: Αμάλθεια (el) f (Amáltheia)

  Ancient: Ἀμάλθεια f (Amáltheia)

• Polish: Amalteja f
• Portuguese: Amalteia (pt) f
• Spanish: Amaltea f

third most distant moon Jupiter

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 木衛五／木卫五 (Mùwèiwǔ)

• Irish: Amalthea f
• Japanese: アマルテア (ja) (Amarutea)
• Polish: Amaltea (pl) f
• Portuguese: Amalteia (pt) f

Further reading

• Amalthea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Amalthea f

1. Alternative form of Amalteia

Turkish

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia).

Proper noun

Amalthea

1. (astronomy) Amalthea