Amalthea – Mythopedia Amalthea was the name of either the nymph or goat (there were different versions) who nursed Zeus when he was a baby In some accounts, Zeus honored Amalthea after her death by placing her among the stars as a constellation; in others, he celebrated her by placing her skin over his shield, the aegis
Nymphs – Mythopedia In one familiar tradition, the nymphs who nursed Zeus were named Adrastia, Ida, and Amalthea They fed Zeus with the milk of Amalthea’s goat (though in some versions, Amalthea was actually the name of the goat) They also had help from the Curetes, male warriors who danced and clashed their arms so that Cronus would not hear Zeus’ cries
Zeus - Mythopedia Another story told of how Amalthea—a nymph in this tradition—devised a cunning plan to prevent Cronus from finding Zeus Since Cronus ruled the earth, the heavens, and the sea, Amalthea hid the young Zeus by hanging his cradle from a tree: suspended between the three realms, Zeus was invisible to Cronus
Eidothea – Mythopedia Eidothea, known as Eido or Theonoe in some traditions, was the daughter of the sea god Proteus who told Menelaus and his wife Helen how to get home to Sparta when they were stranded in Egypt after the Trojan War
Naiads - Mythopedia A few of Zeus’ nurses, for example—including Amalthea and Oenoe —were sometimes said to have been Naiads Likewise, the nurses of Dionysus, the god of wine and inebriation, were sometimes called Naiads, daughters of the river god Lamus Nymphs Presenting a Cornucopia to Amalthea by Nöel Coypel (ca 1688)
Achelous – Mythopedia Achelous was the name of both the largest river in Greece—flowing from the Pindus Mountains to the Ionian Sea—and the god of that river A child of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, Achelous was an ancient and powerful god He fought Heracles for the hand of the princess Deianira, but was ultimately defeated