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Ganymede

Ganymede

See also: Ganymède

English

Proper noun

Ganymede

(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.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.

Derived terms

Ganymedean

Translations

in Greek mythology

Arabic: غَانِيمَادَس m ‎(ḡanimādas)
Armenian: Գանիմեդ ‎(Ganimed)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 伽倪墨得斯 ‎(Jiānímòdesī)
Danish: Ganymedes
Finnish: Ganymedes
French: Ganymède (fr) m
German: Ganymed m
Greek: Γανυμήδης (el) m ‎(Ganymídis)
Ancient: Γανυμήδης ‎(Ganumḗdēs)

Greenlandic: Ganymedesi
Inuktitut: ᒑᓂᒥᑦ ‎(gaanimit)
Japanese: ガニュメーデース ‎(Ganyumēdēsu)
Korean: 가니메데스 ‎(Ganimedeseu)
Latin: Ganymēdēs
Polish: Ganimedes (pl) m
Portuguese: Ganímedes f (Portugal), Ganimedes f (Brazil)
Russian: Ганимед (ru) m ‎(Ganimed)
Spanish: Ganimedes m

satellite of Jupiter

Arabic: جَانِيمِيد m ‎(ganimīd)
Armenian: Գանիմեդ ‎(Ganimed)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 木衛三, 木卫三 ‎(Mùwèisān), 甘尼米德 ‎(Gānnímǐdé)
Finnish: Ganymedes
French: Ganymède (fr) m
German: Ganymed m
Greek: Γανυμήδης (el) m ‎(Ganymídis)

Italian: Ganimede m
Japanese: ガニメデ (ja) ‎(Ganimede)
Korean: 가니메데 ‎(Ganimede)
Lojban: ganymid.
Polish: Ganimedes (pl) m
Portuguese: Ganímedes (Portugal), Ganimedes (Brazil)
Russian: Ганиме́д (ru) m ‎(Ganiméd)
Spanish: Ganimedes m
Swedish: Ganymedes (sv)

Noun

Ganymede ‎(plural Ganymedes)

A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.

Translations

servant boy

Swedish: munskänk (sv) c

catamite