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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
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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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