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Amalthea.

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.

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  1. 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.

    Greek
  2. The third most distant moon of Jupiter.

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From Ancient Greek Ἀμάλθεια (Amáltheia).

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