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In Greek mythology, Amalthea or Amaltheia is the figure most commonly identified as the nurse of Zeus during his infancy. She is described either as a nymph who raises the child on the milk of a goat or, in some accounts from the Hellenistic period onwards, as the goat itself.

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Amalthea: moon of Jupiter