Amalthea

amalthea English Alternative forms Greek mythology en Amaltheia Etymology From en grc Ἀμάλθεια. Pronunciation en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Amalthea.wav US en A mal the a Proper noun en 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. en astronomy The third most distant moon of Jupiter. Derived terms en Amalthean Greek mythology en horn of Amalthea Translations goat or nymph who suckled Zeus French: fr Amalthée f Greek: el Αμάλθεια f Ancient Greek: grc Ἀμάλθεια f Polish: pl Amalteja f Portuguese: pt Amalteia f Spanish: es Amaltea f third most distant moon Jupiter Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 木衛五 Mùwèiwǔ Irish: ga Amalthea f Japanese: ja アマルテア Amarutea Polish: pl Amaltea f Portuguese: pt Amalteia f Further reading en Moons of Jupiter Portuguese Proper noun f pt Amalteia Turkish tr:+ (uydu) Etymology tr :der grc:Ἀμάλθεια + 1 Proper noun tr astronomy en Amalthea tr Moons of Jupiter