Ganymede

/ˌgænəˈmid/
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Other forms: Ganymedes

Definitions of Ganymede
  1. noun
    (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
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    mythical being
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
  2. noun
    the largest of Jupiter's satellites
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    Galilean, Galilean satellite
    one of the four satellites of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo
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