In Greek mythology, Amalthea 'Αμάλθεια', is the most often mentioned among foster-mothers of Zeus.
Amaltheia is sometimes represented as the goat which suckled the infant-god in a cave in Mount Deikte in Crete, sometimes as a goat-tending nymph of uncertain parentage.

Nymphs filling the horn of plenty
© Peter Paul Rubens

In the mynths Amalthea is daughter either of Oceanus, or Haemonius, or Olen, or Melisseus, who brought him (Zeus) up on the milk of a goat. In order that Cronos should not hear the wailing of the infant, Amalthea gathered about the cave the Kouretes or the Korybantes to dance and shout and clash their spears against their shields Zeus, the child, was fed by Amalthea and Melissa, whom Lactantius takes to be the daughters of King Minos. If there was only one Zeus then this version can not be correct because Zeus is King Mino's father. There are earlier stories of the child Zeus being nourished by sacred bees.
Alternatively, the sacred goat having broken off one of its horns, Amalthea filled it with flowers and fruits and presented it to Zeus, who placed it together with the goat amongst the stars, though the one-horned goat was not identified with the Unicorn by the Greeks.
According to another story, Zeus himself broke off the horn and, in an example of mythic inversion, gave it to Amalthea, promising that it would supply whatever she desired in abundance. The goat-nymph, however, was older than the Olympian. Amalthea, in this tradition, gave it to the river-god Achelous (her reputed brother), who exchanged it for his own horn, which had been broken off in his contest with Herakles for the possession of Deianeira. According to ancient mythology, the owners of the horn were many and various.
Speaking generally, it was regarded as the symbol of inexhaustible riches, the "horn of plenty" or Cornucopia, and became the attribute of various divinities of Hades in his manifestation as Plouton, the bringer of wealth, of Gaea, Demeter, Cybele, and of rivers as fertilizers of the land.

The term "horn of Amalthea" is applied to a fertile district, and an estate belonging to Titus Pomponius Atticus was called Amaltheum. Cretan coins represent the infant Zeus being suckled by the goat; other Greek coins exhibit him suspended from its teats or carried in the arms of a nymph Amalthea's skin, or that of her goat, killed and skinned by the grown Zeus became the protective aegis in some traditions, a vivid enough metaphor for the transfer of power to the Olympian gods.

Dionysos son of Zeus tasted also water and wine from the horn of plenty.

Later on I will give you the whole story and what happend to the Amalthean horn. Heracles, Deianeira, Achelous, Leucothea and Dionysos are involved.

Happy HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving Day

"The Turkey Song"

Wordlist
Amalthea "tender"
Gaea, "earth"
Melissa "honey bee"

References:
1)  Encyclopaedia Larousse, 1964 (Greek version)
2) Kerenyi, Karl, 1951. The Gods of the Greeks (London: Thames & Hudson)

Hi Georgios

Thanks for the information I enjoyed reading it.

Ireland does not celebrate Thanksgiving - it is a strictly American holiday. However, in Dublin, there is usually some observance by the American Embassy or a gathering of Americans living in Dublin, but it normally a dinner at night, more appropriate for adults than a family with kids.

Best Wishes

Fionnuala

Lurgan NIreland

Hello Fionnuala!

Thank you for the visit and your commnet. Yes Thanksgiving Day is a special day for Americans. We don't either celebrate ths event today. I will update with more details and give the full versions so we will have all information here.

Kindly Regards

Georgios

 

Greetings All, I won't elaborate on Thanksgiving, though it is truly one holiday I look forward to every year. It seems no matter where you are in America, tall or small, rich or poor, black, white, or whatever, EVERYONE gets an invitation to a Thanksgiving dinner. I have been comfortable & homeless and all points in between, and I have ALWAYS had Thanksgiving. If you are on the streets, or alone in your room or apartment it seems someone always finds out where you are and either takes you to a dinner or brings dinner TO YOU. America may be the land of high-crime and decadence, but we ALL still take at least a few things seriously. And Thanksgiving is one of them. This year, as in some years in the past, I will probably help out the homeless here in Lexington, serving at The Catholic Action Center. Sort of, my way of giving something back, for the times when someone else insured "I" had Thanksgiving. Everyone doesn't need to do this. Some parts of the world have few or no needy in their community. But for those of us who do, and if our God calls on us to help just one person and we comply, we have done a great thing not only for God, for our community, but our own Karma as well. So, I would like to take this moment to wish everyone here, American or not, a most gracious and Happy Thanksgiving... a few weeks in advance. With that said, have a great weekend, All! Your Friend, Benster!

Hi GEO,

What a very interesting read my friend Thank you for sharing ,your always feeding our minds  Gods speed  :-) Lee