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Ganymēdēs
Latin:
Ganymedes, or Catamitus
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Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle
Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle Ganymede with Jupiter's Eagle, marble sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1817; in the Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ganymede

Greek mythology
Also known as: Catamitus, Ganymēdēs, Ganymedes
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Ganymede, in Greek legend, the son of Tros (or Laomedon), king of Troy. Because of his unusual beauty, he was carried off either by the gods or by Zeus, disguised as an eagle, or, according to a Cretan account, by Minos, to serve as cupbearer. In compensation, Zeus gave Ganymede’s father a stud of immortal horses (or a golden vine).

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The earliest forms of the myth have no erotic content, but by the 5th century bce it was believed that Ganymede’s kidnapper had a homosexual passion for him; Ganymede’s kidnapping was a popular topic on 5th-century Attic vases. The English word catamite was derived from the popular Latin form of his name. He was later identified with the constellation Aquarius.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaThis article was most recently revised and updated by Michael Ray.