a beautiful Trojan youth who was abducted by Zeus to Olympus and made the cupbearer of the gods
Ganymede in British English2
(ˈɡænɪˌmiːd)
noun
the brightest and largest of the four Galilean satellites of Jupiter, and the largest in the solar system. Diameter: 5262 km; orbital radius: 1 070 000 km
Ganymede in American English
(ˈgænɪˌmid)
noun
1. Greek Mythology
a beautiful youth carried off by Zeus to be the cupbearer to the gods
2.
the largest satellite of Jupiter: discovered in 1610 by Galileo
Word origin
Gr Ganymēdēs
Examples of 'Ganymede' in a sentence
Ganymede
"There are Met ships crossing the asteroid belt," Sherman replied, "closing on Ganymede for `taxation enforcement.