Featured Article Quiz #154
Amalthea (mythology)
#1 In Greek mythology, Amalthea is most often described as the nurse who raises the young ____.
Zeus
Hera
Ares
#2 The “horn of Amalthea,” later called the ____ , is said to provide endless food or drink.
cornucopia
trident
magic ring
#3 Which of the following is true according to the text about the origin of the name “Amalthea”?
Its exact origin is unknown, and scholars have proposed different roots such as “abundance.”
It is definitively derived from the Greek word for “war.”
It is mentioned directly in Hesiod’s Theogony as a named character.