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Definition of Ganymede

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods.

Definition of Ganymede

1. Proper noun. (Greek god) A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cup-bearer and lover. ¹

2. Proper noun. (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter. ¹

3. Proper noun. A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor. ¹

4. Proper noun. A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ganymede

1. a youth who serves liquors [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ganymede

Literary usage of Ganymede

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings edited by John Denison Champlin, Charles Callahan Perkins (1887)
"Ganymede, son of Tros, King of Troy, and one of the most beautiful of mortals, ... In the picture, Ganymede is borne by the eagle in the air ; below, ..."

2. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Dateedited by Jean H. Aichele edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"(UVS) 14:23 Ganymede global surface map (NIMS/UVS) 14:30 Ganymede dayside thermal map (PPR) 20:24 First Great Red Spot observation (SSI) 21:18 Ganymede wake ..."

3. The Age of Fable; Or, Stories of Gods and Heroes by Thomas Bulfinch (1856)
"HERCULES — HEBE AND Ganymede. HERCULES. HERCULES was the son of Jupiter and Alcmena. As Juno was always hostile to the offspring of her husband by mortal ..."

4. Crete in the Greek Tradition by Theodore Arthur Buenger (1915)
"F. Ganymede Ganymede, son of Tros, king of Troy, was carried off by Minos.9 He killed himself in Crete and was buried in a temple of Zeus.10 Another story ..."

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