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In Greek mythology, Ganymede (/ ˈ ɡ æ n ɪ m iː d / GAN-im-eed) [1] or Ganymedes (/ ˌ ɡ æ n ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z / GAN-im-EE-deez; [2] Ancient Greek: Γανυμήδης, romanized: Ganymēdēs) is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy.
Ganymede is the only Galilean moon of Jupiter named after a male figure—like Io, Europa, and Callisto, he was a lover of Zeus. In English, the Galilean satellites Io, Europa and Callisto have the Latin spellings of their names, but the Latin form of Ganymede is Ganymēdēs, which would be pronounced / ˌ ɡ æ n ɪ ˈ m iː d iː z /. [38]
Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and has a hard surface with many craters. Most of them are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths. Most of them are named after figures from Egyptian, Mesopotamian, and other ancient Middle Eastern myths.
It was generally a term of affection and literally means "Ganymede" in Latin, but it was also used as a term of insult when directed toward a grown man. [2] The word derives from the proper noun Catamitus , the Latinized form of Ganymede, the name of the beautiful Trojan youth abducted by Zeus to be his companion and cupbearer, according to ...
Ganymede most commonly refers to: Ganymede (mythology), Trojan prince in Greek mythology, or his nephew of the same name; Ganymede (moon), Jupiter's largest moon, named after the mythological character; Ganymede, Ganymed or Ganymedes may also refer to: Ganymede (band), a 2000s American band; Ganymed (band), a 1970s Austrian disco band
The largest, Ganymede, is the largest moon in the Solar System and surpasses the planet Mercury in size (though not mass). Callisto is only slightly smaller than Mercury in size; the smaller ones, Io and Europa, are about the size of the Moon. The three inner moons — Io, Europa, and Ganymede — are in a 4:2:1 orbital resonance with
Articles relating to Ganymede and his depictions. He is a divine hero whose homeland was Troy. Homer describes Ganymede as the most beautiful of mortals, abducted by the gods, to serve as Zeus's cup-bearer in Olympus.
Tros was the father of three sons: Ilus, Assaracus and Ganymede and two daughters, Cleopatra and Cleomestra. [2] He is the eponym of Troy, also named Ilion for his son Ilus. Tros's wife was said to be Callirrhoe, daughter of the river god Scamander, [3] or Acallaris, daughter of Eumedes. [4] Another Tros was a Trojan warrior.