horn of Amalthaea

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• Amalthaea — /am euhl thee euh/, n. Class. Myth. a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on the milk of a goat: in some versions she is the goat rather than a nymph. Also, Amalthea. * * * ▪ Greek nymph       in Greek (originally Cretan) mythology, the foster… …   Universalium

• Sufficiency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Sufficiency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 sufficiency sufficiency adequacy enough withal quantum sufficit satisfaction competence Sgm: N 1 no less no less GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mediocrity medio …   English dictionary for students

• Am|al|the|a — Am|al|thae|a or Am|al|the|a «AM uh THEE uh», noun. Greek and Roman Mythology. the goat that nursed the infant Zeus (Jupiter). One of her horns (horn of Amalthaea) would become full of anything its owner wished …   Useful english dictionary

• Am|al|thae|a — or Am|al|the|a «AM uh THEE uh», noun. Greek and Roman Mythology. the goat that nursed the infant Zeus (Jupiter). One of her horns (horn of Amalthaea) would become full of anything its owner wished …   Useful english dictionary

• cornucopia — cornucopian, adj. cornucopiate /kawr neuh koh pee it/, adj. /kawr neuh koh pee euh, nyeuh /, n. 1. Class. Myth. a horn containing food, drink, etc., in endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea. 2. a representation of this… …   Universalium

• cor|nu|co|pi|a — «KR nuh KOH pee uh, nyu », noun. 1. a horn shaped container represented in art as overflowing with fruit, vegetables, and flowers; horn of plenty. It is the symbol of fruitfulness and plenty. Originally it represented the horn of the goat… …   Useful english dictionary

• cornucopia — /ˌkɔnjəˈkoʊpiə / (say .kawnyuh kohpeeuh) noun 1. the mythical horn of the goat Amalthaea, which suckled Zeus, represented as overflowing with flowers, fruit, etc., and symbolising plenty. 2. an overflowing supply. 3. a horn shaped or conical… …