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The Goat Amalthea with the Infant Jupiter and a Faun by Bernini Amalthea, in Greek mythology, 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 as the goat itself. From as early as the 6th century BC, there survive references to the "horn of Amalthea", a magical horn said to be capable of producing endless food and drink. In a narrative dating to around the 4th century BC, Amalthea ...
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