Galatea
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Galatea is a figure from Greek mythology whose name is shared by several characters, most famously the sea nymph loved by the Cyclops Polyphemus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galatea canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nereid
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character in Greek mythology ⓘ mythological figure ⓘ sea nymph ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Hellenistic poetry
NERFINISHED
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman poetry ⓘ myth of Acis and Polyphemus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy |
Ovid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Theocritus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mediterranean Sea
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Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ river Acis NERFINISHED ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| causesEvent | transformation of Acis into a river god ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn |
European painting
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literature ⓘ opera ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
beautiful young woman
ⓘ
riding a sea creature ⓘ |
| depictedWithAttribute | white skin ⓘ |
| featuredInArtwork | Raphael’s The Triumph of Galatea GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasLover | Acis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Doris
NERFINISHED
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Nereus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariant | Galateia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLaterSources | Latin ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lovedBy | Polyphemus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loves | Acis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Nereids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEra |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | she who is milk-white ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | Ancient Greek language ⓘ |
| numberOfSisters | 49 ⓘ |
| pursuedBy | Polyphemus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Nereids in Greek religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Poseidon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sea deities of Greek mythology ⓘ |
| roleInMyth |
beloved of Acis
ⓘ
object of Polyphemus’s unrequited love ⓘ |
| sharesNameWith |
multiple figures in Greek mythology
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statue loved by Pygmalion in later tradition ⓘ |
| worshippedAs | local sea divinity ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.