Amalthea

Summary

Amalthea is an Oceanids^[1]. Amalthea draws 340 Wikipedia views per month (oceanids category, ranking #5 of 30).^[2]

Key Facts

• Amalthea's father was Oceanus^[3].
• Amalthea's father was Melissus of Crete^[4].
• Amalthea's father was Haimonios^[5].
• Amalthea's father was Helios^[6].
• Amalthea's mother was Tethys^[7].
• A child of Amalthea was Adrasteia^[8].
• Amalthea's image is recorded as The Childhood of Zeus by Jakob Jordaens (cropped).jpg^[9].
• Amalthea is recorded as female^[10].
• Amalthea's instance of is recorded as Oceanids^[11].
• Amalthea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 55234186^[12].
• Amalthea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 18157413685716051634^[13].
• Amalthea's GND ID is recorded as 129694886^[14].
• Amalthea's Commons category is recorded as Amalthea (mythology)^[15].
• Amalthea's unmarried partner is recorded as Oceanus^[16].
• Amalthea's unmarried partner is recorded as Melissus of Crete^[17].
• Amalthea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cq7v^[18].
• Amalthea's worshipped by is recorded as Ancient Greek religion^[19].
• Amalthea's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0003317^[20].
• Amalthea's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[21].
• Amalthea's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[22].
• Amalthea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Amalthea's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Amalthea's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[25].
• Amalthea's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[26].
• Amalthea's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Fathers listed include Oceanus^[3], a titan^[28]; Melissus of Crete^[4], a mythological Greek character^[29]; Haimonios^[5]; and Helios^[6], a Greek deity^[30]. Amalthea's mother was Tethys^[7].

Personal Life

A child of Amalthea was Adrasteia^[8].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Amalthea include Amalthea^[31], a moon of Jupiter^[32] and 113 Amalthea^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Amalthea draws 340 Wikipedia views per month (oceanids category, ranking #5 of 30).^[2] Amalthea has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] Amalthea is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Amalthea include Amalthea^[31], a moon of Jupiter^[32] and 113 Amalthea^[33], an asteroid^[34].

FAQs

Who were Amalthea's parents?

Amalthea's father was Oceanus^[3]. Amalthea's mother was Tethys^[7].