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View Name: Amalthea


AMALTHEA
GENDER: Feminine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Αμαλθεια (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
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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