young handsome Trojan man who was kidnapped by Zeus and taken to Mount Olympus where he was made the cupbearer of the gods (Greek Mythology); largest moon of the planet Jupiter (Astronomy)
in ancient Greek stories, a beautiful young boy who was taken to Olympus by Zeus and became cupbearer (=someone who serves wine) to the gods. In Greek legend, the son of King Tros (or Laomedon) of Troy. Because of his unusual beauty, he was carried off by Zeus disguised as an eagle, and he became cupbearer to the gods. Other versions of the legend trace his abduction to other gods or to King Minos of Crete. The story has long been held to have homosexual implications, and the word catamite is derived from his Latin name, Catamitus