Amalthea

Variant of Amalthaea

Amalthaea definition

Am·al·thaea or Amalthea Am′·al·the′a (am′əl t̸hē′ə)

noun

Gr. & Rom. Myth. the goat that nurses Zeus (Jupiter): one of its horns is called the cornucopia

Etymology: L < Gr Amaltheia

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