Amalthea

Family: Other gods · Role: nurse · First appears: Apollodorus, Library 1.1

Life events

• Rhea deceived Cronus with a swaddled stone while Zeus was fed and guarded in the cave.(Apollodorus, Library 1.1 · 📍 the cave)
  • With: Rhea Cronus Zeus Adrastia Ida
  • “So these nymphs fed the child on the milk of Amalthea; and the Curetes in arms guarded the babe in the cave, clashing their spears on their shields in order that Cronus might not hear the child's voice. But Rhea wrapped a stone in swaddling clothes and gave it to Cronus to swallow, as if it were the newborn child.”

Apollodorus, Library 1.1

• ward: Zeus “So these nymphs fed the child on the milk of Amalthea;”

Apollodorus, Library 2.7

• parent: Haemonius (parent->child) “Now Amalthea was a daughter of Haemonius”

Also listed in Other Figures — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of Greek Mythology. Made with Rho MD.