Galatea

Summary

Galatea is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #255 of 1,333).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galatea's father was Nereus^[3].
• Galatea's mother was Doris^[4].
• A child of Galatea was Illyrius^[5].
• A child of Galatea was Keltos^[6].
• Galatea is recorded as female^[7].
• Galatea's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[8].
• Galatea is part of Acis and Galatea^[9].
• Galatea is part of Nereids^[10].
• Galatea's Commons category is recorded as Galatea (nymph)^[11].
• Galatea's unmarried partner is recorded as Polyphemus^[12].
• Galatea's unmarried partner is recorded as Acis^[13].
• Galatea's said to be the same as is recorded as Galatea^[14].
• Galatea's depicted by is recorded as Polyphemus and Galatea^[15].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[18].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[19].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[20].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[21].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[22].
• Galatea's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Γαλάτεια'}^[23].
• Galatea's different from is recorded as Galatea^[24].
• Galatea's different from is recorded as Galatea^[25].
• Galatea's derivative work is recorded as Galatea^[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Galatea's father was Nereus^[3]. Her mother was Doris^[4].

Personal Life

Children include Illyrius^[5], a mythological Greek character^[27] and Keltos^[6], a Greek deity^[28].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Galatea include she^[29], a mythological Greek character^[30]; HMS Galatea^[31], a corvette^[32]; and 74 she^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Galatea draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (mythological_greek_character category, ranking #255 of 1,333).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for her include she^[29], a mythological Greek character^[30]; HMS Galatea^[31], a corvette^[32]; and 74 she^[33], an asteroid^[34].

FAQs

Who were Galatea's parents?

Galatea's father was Nereus^[3]. Galatea's mother was Doris^[4].