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Ganymede

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Gan·y·mede  (gn-md)
n.
1. Greek Mythology A Trojan boy of great beauty whom Zeus carried away to be his lover and to be cupbearer to the gods.
2. One of the four brightest satellites of Jupiter and the seventh in distance from the planet. Originally sighted by Galileo, it is one of the largest satellites in the solar system.

[Latin Ganymds, from Greek Ganumds.]

Ganymede1
n
(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Classical myth a beautiful Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus to Olympus and made the cupbearer of the gods

Ganymede2
n
(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the brightest and largest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, and the largest in the solar system. Diameter: 5262 km; orbital radius: 1 070 000 km

Ganymede  (gn-md)
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.
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Noun1.Ganymede - (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks
2.GanymedeGanymede - the largest of Jupiter's satellites
Translations
Ganymede [ˈgænɪˌmiːd] nGanimede m
Ganymede [ˈgænɪˌmiːd] nGanimede m


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Hence Ganymede is said 'to pour the wine to Zeus,' though the gods do not drink wine.
But an eagle caught up Ganymede for Zeus because he vied with the immortals in beauty.
I don't believe Ganymede cried when the eagle carried him away, and perhaps deposited him on Jove's shoulder at the end.
 
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