Ganymede (mythology)

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Ganymede (mythology) is a divine hero in Greek myth, a beautiful Trojan prince abducted by Zeus to serve as cupbearer to the gods on Mount Olympus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince
divine hero
figure in Greek mythology
abductionFormOfZeus eagle
abductor Zeus
artDepictions Classical sculpture
Greek vase painting
artMotif abduction by Zeus as an eagle
associatedConstellation Aquarius
associatedWith hospitality and serving wine
immortality granted by the gods
pederastic love in Greek culture
compensationToFamilyByZeus divine horses
golden vine (in some versions)
culture Ancient Greek religion
ethnicity Trojan
father Laomedon
surface form: Laomedon (in some traditions)

Tros
function pouring nectar and ambrosia for the gods
gender male
grantedStatusByZeus eternal youth
immortal
laterCulturalInfluence reference point in discussions of Greek homoeroticism
symbol of male beauty in Western art
lover Zeus
mentionedIn Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Homer's Iliad
Homeric Hymns
surface form: Homeric Hymns (later tradition)

Pindar's odes
mother Acallaris (in some traditions)
Callirrhoe
surface form: Callirrhoe (in some traditions)
mythology Greek mythology
notableAttribute extraordinary beauty
origin Troy
replacedDeityInRole Hebe
representedAs youth pouring water
role cupbearer of the gods
servedDeities Olympian gods
servedLocation Mount Olympus
siblings Assaracus
surface form: Assaracus (in some traditions)

Ilus
surface form: Ilus (in some traditions)
symbol cup
eagle
wine jug
theme divine–mortal love
elevation of mortals to Olympus
worshippedAs local hero in Troy

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asteroid 1036 Ganymed namedAfter Ganymede (mythology)
subject surface form: 1036 Ganymed
Hebe cultTitle Ganymede (mythology)
this entity surface form: Ganymeda (in some traditions as female cupbearer)
Hebe replacedBy Ganymede (mythology)
this entity surface form: Ganymede (as cupbearer in some myths)
Ganymede namedAfter Ganymede (mythology)