English

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.

Synonyms

• (goddess): Amaltheia

Translations

Portuguese

Proper noun

Amalthea f

1. Alternative form of Amalteia