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Amalthea
, in astronomy, one of the 39 known moons, or natural satellites, of
Jupiter
.
The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia Copyright © 2004.
Licensed from Columbia University Press
Amalthea
Amalthea
can refer to:
Amalthea (mythology)
, the foster-mother of Zeus in Greek mythology.
Amalthea (moon)
, a moon of Jupiter.
113 Amalthea
, an asteroid in the (main) asteroid belt.
Amalthea
, a ship bombed by the communist
Anton Nilson
in Malmö, Sweden in 1908.
Lady Amalthea, a character in the fantasy novel and animated movie
The Last Unicorn
.
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