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In Greek mythology, Adamanthea or Adamanteia was a nymph who helped raise the infant Zeus to hide him from his father, Cronus.[1] Her name comes from the Greek word ἀδάμας (adamas), meaning "untameable" and θεά, the Greek word for goddess.
- ^ Bell, Robert E. (1991). Women of Classical Mythology: A Biographical Dictionary. ABC-CLIO. p. 4. ISBN 9780874365818.