Galatea

deity water Greek corroborated · 2

Galatea is one of the fifty Nereids and the child of Doris and Nereus.

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When

First attested
800 BCE
Attested period
-800 – 2020
Historical notes
Appears in Greek mythology.

Relationships

sibling of
Nerites, Thetis, Amphitrite
consort of
Acis
child of
Nereus, Doris
co occurs with
Polyphemus

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
encyclopedia (1)
  1. peer reviewed

Source passages

“By her husband Nereus, Doris was the mother of Nerites and mother to the fifty Nereids, including Thetis, Amphitrite and Galatea.”

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“It takes its name from the river Acis, into which, according to the legend, Acis, the lover of Galatea, was changed after he had been slain by Polyphemus.”

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