Amalthaea
a nymph who brought up the infant Zeus on the milk of a goat: in some versions she is the goat rather than a nymph.
Historical Examples
Others claim that it was the goat of Amalthaea, which fed Jupiter with her milk.
The Ruins C. F. [Constantin Francois de] Volney
Aulus Gellius says that Amalthaea burnt the books in the king’s presence.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
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