galatea

[ gal-uh-tee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Galatea

[ gal-uh-tee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, Classical Mythology.

a sea nymph who was the lover of Acis.
a maiden who had been an ivory statue carved by Pygmalion and brought to life by Aphrodite in response to his prayers.

Galatea

/ ˌɡæləˈtɪə /

Greek myth a statue of a maiden brought to life by Aphrodite in response to the prayers of the sculptor Pygmalion, who had fallen in love with his creation

galatea

/ ˌɡæləˈtɪə /

Origin of galatea¹

First recorded in 1880–85; named after the 19th-century British man-of-war H.M.S. Galatea; the fabric was once used for children's sailor suits

Origin of galatea¹

C19: named after the man-of-war HMS Galatea (the fabric was at one time in demand for children's sailor suits)

The European side contains the Galatea tower, the Beyogolou district, the things one reads about when learning about Istanbul.

And Galatea read his letters with increasing ardor and slept with them under her pillow.

As he did so he looked up toward high Olympus and prayed Venus to grant him a wife like his peerless Galatea.

Galatea did not return the Cyclops's affection, however, for she loved the river god Acis.

But Gilbert never soared so high either in his philosophy or in his art as in Pygmalion and Galatea.

It is here that Raphael painted the Triumph of Galatea, and here this wonderful fresco is still bright upon the wall.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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