Ganymede definition
(place, proper) The largest satellite of Jupiter: discovered in 1610 by Galileo.
noun
One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the seventh in distance from the planet. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is the largest satellite in the solar system.
One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is the largest satellite in the solar system.
noun
(gr. myth., person, proper) A beautiful youth carried off by Zeus to be the cupbearer to the gods.
noun
(Greek mythology) A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cup-bearer and lover.
pronoun
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(greek mythology) A Trojan boy of great beauty whom Zeus carried away to be his lover and to be cupbearer to the gods.
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Origin of ganymede
- Latin Ganymēdēs from Greek Ganumēdēs
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumēdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (ganumai, “I rejoice, I am glad”) + μῆδος (mēdos, “thought, intention”).
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