Ganymede
A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquorA servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
Meaning
2 sensesA servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.
A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.
- the largest of Jupiter's satellites
- (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
Examples
7 sentencesGanymede was a shepherd.
ruГанимед был пастухом. — marafon
The four Galilean moons are called: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.
ruЧетыре галилеевых спутника называются Ио, Европа, Ганимед и Каллисто. — Wezel
deDie vier Galileischen Monde sind Io, Europa, Ganymed und Callisto. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
One of Jupiter's moons, Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury.
ruОдна из лун Юпитера, Ганимед, больше, чем планета Меркурий. — Selena777
deEiner der Monde des Jupiter, Ganymed, ist größer als der Planet Merkur. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The Galilean moons revolve around Jupiter and are four: Ganymede, Callisto, Io and Europa.
We went to the National Gallery of London to see the painting "The Rape of Ganymede" by Damiano Mazza.
Origin
From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meanFrom French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to rejoice, to be glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite.
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