ganymede
ganymede Lexical Profile
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• noun
(capitalized, astronomy) The largest moon of the planet Jupiter and the largest natural satellite in the Solar System, discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610 and notable for possessing its own intrinsic magnetic field.
"Spacecraft observations revealed that Ganymede likely harbors a vast subsurface saltwater ocean beneath its thick icy crust."
(capitalized, Greek mythology) A Trojan prince of extraordinary beauty whom Zeus, in the form of an eagle, abducted to Mount Olympus to serve as the immortal cupbearer to the gods.
"Renaissance painters frequently depicted the myth of Ganymede being borne aloft into the heavens by the eagle of Zeus."
(archaic or literary) A young male servant, waiter, or cupbearer who pours and serves wine or other drinks.
"In seventeen-century plays, a tavern's brisk young tapster was often playfully referred to as a ganymede."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed via Latin Ganymedes from Ancient Greek Ganymedes, the name of the mythological Trojan prince carried off by Zeus's eagle, traditionally interpreted as combining ganysthai ('to rejoice' or 'be gladdened') and medea ('counsels' or 'schemes').