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Adrastea is named after the Cretian nymph who was trusted to look after Zeus by his mother Rhea in order to avoid him being eaten by his father Cronus

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Callisto is named after a woman turned into a bear by Zeus in Greek myth. Zeus is the Greek counterpart to the Roman god Jupiter.

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Carme is named after the mother of Britomartis who became a goddess of Crete. A name ending with "e" was picked to comply with the International Astronomical Union's policy around outer moons with retrograde orbits.

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Europa is named after a woman who was abducted by Zeus, Greek counterpart to the Roman god Jupiter in mythology.

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Ganymede in Greek myth was a beautiful young boy who was lifted into Olympus by Zeus disguised as an eagle. He became the cupbearer of the gods of Olympus.

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Hegemone is named after one of the daughter's of Zeus, known as the Graces. Its name means "female leader".

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Himalia is named after a nymph who was one of the lovers of Zeus. She gave birth to three of his sons being Spartaeus, Cronios, and Cytus.

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Io is named after a mortal woman who was caught in a marital dispute between Zeus and his wife Hera, Juno in Roman mythology. She was transformed into a cow during this struggle.

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Kale is named after one of the daughter's of Zeus, known as the Graces. Kale means beautiful.

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Kore is named after a daughter of Zeus and Demter who was taken to the underworld by Hades. She was also known as Persephone.