god
Amalthea
also: the Naiad Amalthea
The nymph of Cretan Ida who hid and reared the infant Jupiter; her she-goat suckled him, and the broken goat-horn became the horn of plenty, set among the stars as Capella.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §5.1 Amalthea
The nymph of Cretan Ida who hid the infant Jupiter; her goat's broken horn became the horn of plenty.