Ganymede

:See Ganymede (moon) for the natural satellite of Jupiter and largest moon in the solar system, or 1036 Ganymed for the asteroid.

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In Greek mythology, Ganymede (Greek: Γανυμήδης, Ganum?d?s) was a divine hero whose homeland was the Troad. As a beautiful Trojan prince, son of eponymous Tros himself, Ganymede became Zeus's lover and cupbearer to the gods. For the etymology of his name Robert Graves (The Greek Myths) offers ganuesthai + medea, "rejoicing in virility."

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Ganymede (moon): Ganymede (, gan'-i-meed, Greek Γανυμήδης) is Jupiter's largest moon, and indeed the largest moon in the entire solar system; it is larger in diameter than Mercury but only about half its mass. Ganymede is much larger than Pluto. Ganymede is the only plan...

1036 Ganymed: 1036 Ganymed is the largest Amor asteroid. It was discovered by Walter Baade on October 23, 1924 and is named after Ganymede, the beautiful youth with whom Zeus fell in love....

Greek mythology: Greek mythology comprises the collected narratives of Greek gods, goddesses, heroes, and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. Our surviving sources of mythology are literary reworkings of this oral tradition, supplemented by interpretations of iconic imagery, some...

Ganymede related Images and Photos (experimental)

Eros and Ganymede	Ganymede with the Eagle of Jupiter 1817	The Abduction of Ganymede by Jupiter Disguised as an Eagle	Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater Depicting Ganymede Greek circa 500-480 BC
Portrait of Gerbrand de Vicq (1674-1712) as Ganymede