Galatea

Summary

Galatea is a mythological Greek character^[1]. She draws 17 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's image is recorded as Gustave Moreau - Galatée.jpg^[7].
• Galatea is recorded as female^[8].
• Galatea's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[9].
• Galatea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 20474704^[10].
• Galatea's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 214130554^[11].
• Galatea's GND ID is recorded as 118689231^[12].
• Galatea's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119944552^[13].
• Galatea's IdRef ID is recorded as 069457603^[14].
• Galatea's part of is recorded as Acis and Galatea^[15].
• Galatea's part of is recorded as Nereids^[16].
• Galatea's Commons category is recorded as Galatea (nymph)^[17].
• Galatea's unmarried partner is recorded as Polyphemus^[18].
• Galatea's unmarried partner is recorded as Acis^[19].
• Galatea's said to be the same as is recorded as Galatea^[20].
• Galatea's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03fysk^[21].
• Galatea's depicted by is recorded as Polyphemus and Galatea^[22].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[25].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Galatea's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[27].

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Origins and Family

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

Personal Life

Children include Illyrius^[5], a mythological Greek character^[28] and Keltos^[6], a Greek deity^[29].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Galatea include she^[30], a mythological Greek character^[31]; HMS Galatea^[32], a corvette^[33]; and 74 she^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Why It Matters

Galatea draws 17 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.^[36] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for her include she^[30], a mythological Greek character^[31]; HMS Galatea^[32], a corvette^[33]; and 74 she^[34], an asteroid^[35].

FAQs

Who were Galatea's parents?

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