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Galatea (mythology)

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{{Greek myth (sea)}} In Greek mythology, '''Galatea''' ("she who is milk-white") was the name of a Sicily Sicilian Nereids Nereid (i.e.: a sea-nymph) loved by the Cyclopes Cyclops Polyphemus. She, however, loved a Sicilian youth named Acis, whom Polyphemus killed with a boulder in a jealous rage. Distraught, Galatea turned his blood into the river Acis in Sicily. Galatea was essentially one of the fifty Siren Sirens. Category:Nymphs In the story from Roman mythology, she is often named as the statue of Pygmalion (mythology) Pygmalion that was brought to life by Venus (mythology) Venus. The story comes from Ovid Ovid's Metamorphoses (poem) ''Metamorphoses''; however, the statue is never actually named in Ovid's poem, and the name Galatea was given at some unknown later date. Cited by John Gower in book II of his 'Confessio Amantis', which concerns the subject of Envy. {{myth-stub}} bg:Ð“Ð°Ð»Ð°Ñ‚ÐµÑ? es:Galatea (mitologÃa) it:Galatea (ninfa) lt:GalatÄ—ja nl:Galatea pl:Galatea (mitologia) sv:Galatea uk:Ð“Ð°Ð»Ð°Ñ‚ÐµÑ?