Amalthea Name Meaning
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Amalthea Name Meaning
Greek Mythology (Latinized)From the Greek Αμαλθεια (Amaltheia), derived from μαλθασσω (malthasso) meaning "to soften, to soothe". In Greek myth she was a goat who nursed the infant Zeus.
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