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Galatea

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Galatea

In Greek mythology, a sea nymph who loved a Sicilian shepherd by the name of Acis. When he was killed by his rival, the Cyclops Polyphemus, Galatea transformed her lover's blood into the River Acis. Pygmalion, a king of Cyprus, made a statue (later named Galatea) that he married after it was brought to life by the goddess Aphrodite.



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Their names were Isis, Amphitrite, Hebe, Pandora, Psyche, Thetis, Pomona, Daphne, Clytie, Galatea and Arethusa.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
There were Glauce, Thalia and Cymodoce, Nesaia, Speo, Thoe and dark-eyed Halie, Cymothoe, Actaea and Limnorea, Melite, Iaera, Amphithoe and Agave, Doto and Proto, Pherusa and Dynamene, Dexamene, Amphinome and Callianeira, Doris, Panope, and the famous sea-nymph Galatea, Nemertes, Apseudes and Callianassa.
The Iliad by Homer View in context
Galatea never does quite like Pygmalion: his relation to her is too godlike to be altogether agreeable.
Pygmalion by Shaw, George Bernard View in context
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