\b0 The terrifying goat (or nymph according to some traditions) that nursed \b \cf4 \ATXht8 Zeus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 dur
ing his childhood on the island of Crete. To prevent the child's cries reaching the ears of \b \cf4 \ATXht10332 Cronus\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , Amalthea gathered the \b \cf4 \ATXht10333 Curetes\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 around the cave to make a great racket with their
singing and dancing. Amalthea's horn, broken off by Zeus, became the cornucopia, or horn of plenty, and her hide the armor (aegis) that the god used in the struggle against the \b \cf4 \ATXht12014 Titans\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . After her death she was placed a