Definitions for ganymedeˈgæn əˌmid
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Gan•y•medeˈgæn əˌmid(n.)
a Trojan youth who was taken by Zeus to Olympus and made the cupbearer of the gods.
Category: Mythology
the largest moon of the planet Jupiter.
Category: Astronomy
Princeton's WordNet
Ganymede(noun)
(Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
Ganymede(noun)
the largest of Jupiter's satellites
Wiktionary
Ganymede(ProperNoun)
A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cup-bearer and lover.
Ganymede(ProperNoun)
A moon of Jupiter.
Ganymede(ProperNoun)
A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
Ganymede(ProperNoun)
A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.
Origin: From Γανυμήδης, from γάνυμαι + μῆδος.
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