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Noun: Ganymede  'ga-nu,meed
  1. (Greek mythology) a Trojan boy who was so beautiful that Zeus carried him away to serve as cupbearer to the gods
     
  2. The largest of Jupiter's satellites

Derived forms: Ganymedes

Type of: Galilean, Galilean satellite, mythical being

Encyclopedia: Ganymede