to serve as cupbearer

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• Ganymede — /gan euh meed /, n. 1. Also, Ganymedes /gan euh mee deez/. Class. Myth. a Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus and taken to Olympus, where he was made the cupbearer of the gods and became immortal. 2. Astron. the largest moon of the planet… …   Universalium

• Ganymede — noun 1. (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑mythical being 2. the largest of Jupiter s satellites • Instance Hypernyms …   Useful english dictionary

• Offices in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth — This article discusses the organizational and administrative structure of the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth The Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth ( Nobility Commonwealth[citation needed] or Commonwealth of Both Nations , in Polish: Rzeczpospolita… …   Wikipedia

• JOSEPH — (Heb. יְהוֹסֵף, יוֹסֵף), son of jacob and Rachel. He was born in Paddan Aram after his mother had been barren for seven years (Gen. 29:20, 30; 30:22–24, 25; 31:41). Nothing is related of his childhood. Joseph and His Brothers At the age of 17… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Miketz — or Mikeitz (מקץ Hebrew for “at the end,” the second word and first distinctive word of the parashah) is the tenth weekly Torah portion (parashah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. It constitutes Genesis 41:1–44:17. Jews in the Diaspora …   Wikipedia

• Cup-bearer — A cup bearer was an officer of high rank in royal courts, whose duty it was to serve the drinks at the royal table. On account of the constant fear of plots and intrigues, a person must be regarded as thoroughly trustworthy to hold this position …   Wikipedia

• Ministry of the Imperial Household — This article is about the Imperial Household of Japan before 1889. For other uses, see Imperial Household Agency. Pre modern Japan This article is part of the series: Daijō kan Council of State Chancel …   Wikipedia

• Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction  history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …   Universalium

• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium