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It could be seen as a connection to the norse gods, that Zeus was suckled by a goat and Odin drove around in a cart drawn by goats. Zeus had a son, Herakles or Hercules, that was famous for his strength; and Odin ( or Wodin ) also had a son, Thor, famous for feats of strength. Also of interest is the similarity between the Fates of Ancient Greece and the Norn or Wierd sisters of the Norse. Three sisters for either pantheon.
I just removed a large chunk of the article, mostly dealing with the origins of the Greek deities, saying that they were the deities of the ancestors of the Albanian people, and saying the connections between Amalthea and they would be obvious to a 12 year old. If that section had been better written and with some citations for the information given, i probably wouldn't have deleted it. I did also take issue with the claim that the Greeks were Semitic and the Albanians somehow aren't Indo-European, which most scholars agree to, but I'll leave that aside for now. Ryan 04:56, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
It was written the Greeks disassociated Amalthea from the Unicorn, however Amalthea is identified with the constellation, Capricorn. Capricorn's relation to Virgo, the Virgin, may be related to the medieval symbolism of Unicorn and Virgin. If that is the case, the one-horned Amalthea is connected to the manifestations of the Unicorn, with Amalthea being the Greek's version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gypsyfingers ( talk • contribs) 04:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
You didn't read correctly. I didn't say Amalthea was associated to Virgo. Read again. I said, since Amalthea is related to Capricorn which is astrologically related to Virgo. Then, the medieval Unicorn myth which was developed AFTER the Greeks could have derived from the Capricorn/ Virgo relationship. How could the Greeks relate the Unicorn with Amalthea when it was before their time? That does not prove the Greeks did not have A unicorn (not THE unicorn) identification of Amalthea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gypsyfingers ( talk • contribs) 23:35, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Just a friendly suggestion. Perhaps there should be a header for "Amalthea" in popular culture. Amalthea is the name of the Unicorn in the movie "The Last Unicorn". Noblenutria ( talk) 08:11, 2 January 2010 (UTC)
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It could be seen as a connection to the norse gods, that Zeus was suckled by a goat and Odin drove around in a cart drawn by goats. Zeus had a son, Herakles or Hercules, that was famous for his strength; and Odin ( or Wodin ) also had a son, Thor, famous for feats of strength. Also of interest is the similarity between the Fates of Ancient Greece and the Norn or Wierd sisters of the Norse. Three sisters for either pantheon.
I just removed a large chunk of the article, mostly dealing with the origins of the Greek deities, saying that they were the deities of the ancestors of the Albanian people, and saying the connections between Amalthea and they would be obvious to a 12 year old. If that section had been better written and with some citations for the information given, i probably wouldn't have deleted it. I did also take issue with the claim that the Greeks were Semitic and the Albanians somehow aren't Indo-European, which most scholars agree to, but I'll leave that aside for now. Ryan 04:56, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
It was written the Greeks disassociated Amalthea from the Unicorn, however Amalthea is identified with the constellation, Capricorn. Capricorn's relation to Virgo, the Virgin, may be related to the medieval symbolism of Unicorn and Virgin. If that is the case, the one-horned Amalthea is connected to the manifestations of the Unicorn, with Amalthea being the Greek's version. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gypsyfingers ( talk • contribs) 04:33, 16 May 2008 (UTC)
You didn't read correctly. I didn't say Amalthea was associated to Virgo. Read again. I said, since Amalthea is related to Capricorn which is astrologically related to Virgo. Then, the medieval Unicorn myth which was developed AFTER the Greeks could have derived from the Capricorn/ Virgo relationship. How could the Greeks relate the Unicorn with Amalthea when it was before their time? That does not prove the Greeks did not have A unicorn (not THE unicorn) identification of Amalthea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gypsyfingers ( talk • contribs) 23:35, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
Just a friendly suggestion. Perhaps there should be a header for "Amalthea" in popular culture. Amalthea is the name of the Unicorn in the movie "The Last Unicorn". Noblenutria ( talk) 08:11, 2 January 2010 (UTC)