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Galatea, in Greek mythology

Galatea (gălətē`ə), in Greek mythology.

1 Sea nymph, daughter of Nereus and Doris. She was loved by the brutish Polyphemus, a Cyclops who wooed her with love songs; but Galatea loved Acis, the handsome son of a river nymph. When Polyphemus discovered them together, he crushed the youth under a huge boulder. In response to his pitiful cries, Galatea turned Acis into a river.

2 See Pygmalion Pygmalion .

1 In Greek mythology, king of Cyprus. He fell in love with a beautiful statue of a woman. When he prayed to Aphrodite for a wife like it, the goddess brought the statue to life and Pygmalion married her.
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Galatea, in astronomy

Galatea, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Neptune Neptune, in astronomy, 8th planet from the sun at a mean distance of about 2.8 billion mi (4.5 billion km) with an orbit lying between those of Uranus and the dwarf planet Pluto; its period of revolution is about 165 years.
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galatea [‚gal·ə′tē·ə]
(textiles)
Strong warp-effect twill cotton fabric.
Galatea [‚gal·ə′tē·ə]
(astronomy)
A satellite of Neptune orbiting at a mean distance of 38,500 miles (62,000 kilometers) with a period of 10.3 hours, and a diameter of about 90 miles (150 kilometers).
Galatea
statue so striking, Venus grants sculptor Pygmalion’s wish that it live. [Gk. Myth.: LLEI, I: 286]
See : Beauty, Feminine
Galatea
19th-century version: nags Pygmalion. [Aust. Operetta: von Suppé, Beautiful Galatea, Westerman, 285]
See : Shrewishness
Galatea
statue of woman fashioned by Pygmalion and brought to life by Aphrodite. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 623]
See : Transformation
Galatea
grieving, turned into a fountain. [Gk. Myth.: Metamorphoses]
See : Water
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JS* To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, March 2007: As the seventh child of two powerful seventh children, Galathea Winthrop was expected to grow into magical abilities beyond anything previously imagined.
Alexander, Alma. Gift of the unmage by Chancellor, Cara / Kliatt
Bore hole in a pectinid collected from the deep-sea by the Galathea Expedition.
In memoriam: Melbourne Romaine Carriker 1915-2007 by Counts, Clement L., III; Prezant, Robert S.; Ward, J. Evan / Journal of Shellfish Research
A rare silver fisheries medal was presented to him by the late King Frederik IX of Denmark in Colombo for his services to the success of the Danish Galathea Fishing Expedition, whose vessel had called at the harbour.
OBITUARY: Ray de Zylva by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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