Amalthea (mythology)

Infancy of Zeus, by Jacob Jordaens, early 1630s (Louvre Museum)
Amalthea and Jupiter's goat, by Pierre Julien, 1787 (Louvre Museum). A long line coiled around the goat's horns acts as a tether.

In Greek mythology, Amalthea or Amaltheia (Ancient Greek: Ἀμάλθεια) is the most-frequently mentioned foster-mother of Zeus.


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