Galatea
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Galatea is an ancient Greek name meaning "she who is milk-white".
Galatea or Galathea may refer to:
Galatea or Galathea may refer to:
In mythology
- Galatea (mythology)Galatea (mythology)-Name "Galatea":Though the name "Galatea" has become so firmly associated with Pygmalion's statue as to seem antique, its use in connection with Pygmalion originated with a post-classical writer. No extant ancient text mentions the statue's name...
:- Galatea, a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus (mythology)Leucippus (mythology)In Greek mythology, Leucippus, son of Gorgophone and Perieres, was the father of Phoebe and Hilaeira, and also of Arsinoe, mother of Asclepius, by his wife Philodice, daughter of Inachus....
- Galatea, a sea-nymph in Ovid's story of Acis and Galatea (mythology)Acis and Galatea (mythology)In Ovid's Metamorphoses, Acis was the spirit of the Acis River in Sicily, beloved of the nereid, or sea-nymph, Galatea . Galatea returned the love of Acis, but a jealous suitor, the Sicilian Cyclops Polyphemus, killed him with a boulder. Distraught, Galatea then turned his blood into the river...
- Galatea, name given in the 18th century to the animated statue sculpted by Pygmalion (mythology)Pygmalion (mythology)Pygmalion is a legendary figure of Cyprus. Though Pygmalion is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name Pumayyaton, he is most familiar from Ovid's Metamorphoses, X, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.-In Ovid:In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a...
- Galatea, a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus (mythology)
In the arts
- Galatea (Raphael)Galatea (Raphael)The Triumph of Galatea is a fresco masterpiece completed in 1512 by the Italian painter Raphael for the Villa Farnesina in Rome.The Farnesina was built for the Sienese banker Agostino Chigi, one of the richest men of that age. The Farnese family later acquired and renamed the villa, smaller than...
, or The Triumph of Galatea, a 1512 fresco of Ovid's sea-nymph - Galatea of the SpheresGalatea of the SpheresGalatea of the Spheres is a painting by Salvador Dalí made in 1952. It depicts Gala Dalí, Salvador Dalí's wife and muse, as pieced together through a series of spheres...
, a 1952 painting by Salvador Dalí - GallatheaGallatheaGallathea is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy by John Lyly. It is unusual among Lyly's plays in that it has a record of modern productions.-Early history:...
, a late 16th century play by John Lyly - Galathée, an 1852 opera by Victor MasséVictor MasséVictor Massé was a French composer.-Biography:...
- Galatea, or Pygmalion ReversedGalatea, or Pygmalion ReversedGalatea, or Pygmalion Re-Versed is a musical burlesque that parodies the Pygmalion legend, and specifically W. S. Gilbert's play Pygmalion and Galatea. The libretto was written by Henry Pottinger Stephens and W. Webster. The score was composed by Wilhelm Meyer Lutz...
, an 1883 musical comedy by Henry Pottinger Stephens, W. Webster and Meyer Lutz - La GalateaLa GalateaLa Galatea was Miguel de Cervantes’ first book, published in 1585.Under the guise of pastoral characters, it is an examination of love and contains many allusions to contemporary literary figures....
, a 16th century pastoral novel by Miguel de Cervantes - Galatea, a 1953 novel by James M. CainJames M. CainJames Mallahan Cain was an American author and journalist. Although Cain himself vehemently opposed labeling, he is usually associated with the hardboiled school of American crime fiction and seen as one of the creators of the roman noir...
- Galatea, a 1976 novel by Philip PullmanPhilip PullmanPhilip Pullman CBE, FRSL is an English writer from Norwich. He is the best-selling author of several books, most notably his trilogy of fantasy novels, His Dark Materials, and his fictionalised biography of Jesus, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ...
- Galatea 2.2Galatea 2.2Galatea 2.2 is a novel by Richard Powers. The novel is pseudo-autobiographical: the narrator is named Richard Powers and there is discussion of the four novels he wrote before Galatea 2.2 along with other references to his real biography. Richard Powers creates a version of himself for the novel...
, a 1995 novel by Richard Powers - Galatea (video game), released in 2000
Fictional characters
- Galatea BrandGala BrandGala Brand is a fictional character in the James Bond novel Moonraker. She does not appear in the movie version of the novel, however, as the film is an almost total rewrite of the novel. The only other Bond girl of the Ian Fleming novels to share this fate is Vivienne Michel of the novel The Spy...
, in Ian Fleming's 1953 novel Moonraker - Galatea Dunkel, in Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel On the RoadOn the RoadOn the Road is a novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, written in April 1951, and published by Viking Press in 1957. It is a largely autobiographical work that was based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across mid-century America. It is often considered a defining work of...
- Galatea, an android in the 2007 novel Soon I Will Be InvincibleSoon I Will Be InvincibleSoon I Will Be Invincible is a novel by Austin Grossman. It was published by Pantheon Books and released on June 5, 2007. The novel is uses two alternating first person narratives. One narrative is told from the point-of-view of Fatale, a female cyborg who is recruited by the superhero group The...
by Austin Grossman - Galatea, a villain in the 1990s anime series Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040
- Galatea (Justice League Unlimited), a supervillain and clone of Supergirl, first appearing in 2004
- Galatea, a warrior in the manga Claymore
- Galatea, a female robot in Bicentennial Man (film)Bicentennial Man (film)Bicentennial Man is a 1999 American drama and science fiction film starring Robin Williams and Sam Neill. Based on the novel The Positronic Man, co-written by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg which is itself based on Asimov's original novella titled The Bicentennial Man, the plot explores issues...
In science
- 74 Galatea74 Galatea74 Galatea is a large main-belt asteroid. Its surface is very dark in color. Galatea was found by the prolific comet discoverer Ernst Tempel on August 29, 1862, in Marseilles, France. It was his third asteroid discovery. It is named after one of the two Galateas in Greek mythology. A stellar...
, a large main belt asteroid - Galatea (moon)Galatea (moon)Galatea , also known as Neptune VI, is the fourth closest inner satellite of Neptune. It is named after Galatea, one of the Nereids of Greek legend.Galatea was discovered in late July 1989 from the images taken by the Voyager 2 probe...
, orbiting Neptune - GalatheaGalatheaGalathea is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters, containing 70 currently recognised species...
, a genus of squat lobsters - Galatea, common name for plants of the genus DieffenbachiaDieffenbachiaDieffenbachia is a genus of tropical plants in the Family Araceae noted for their patterned leaves. Members of this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance for shade. The common name is "dumb cane" due to its poisoning effect on the throat due to raphides...
Places
- Galatea, Greece, a village in Kozani PrefectureKozani PrefectureKozani is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the city of Kozani.-Geography:Kozani borders the regional units of Kastoria to the west and northwest, Florina to the north, Pella to the northeast, Imathia and Pieria to the east, Larissa ...
- Galatea, New ZealandGalatea, New ZealandGalatea is a settlement in the Whakatane district in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand.The forested hills and mountains of the Ikawhenua Range and in particular Mount Tawhiuau stand guard on the eastern flank of the Galatea Plains or Basin, an area surrounding the village...
, a village in the North Island - Mount GalateaMount GalateaMount Galatea is the highest peak of the Kananaskis Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies in the province of Alberta. It is located in the upper Spray Lakes Valley of the Kananaskis Country system of provincial parks...
, in the Canadian Rockies - Galathea National ParkGalathea National ParkGalathea National Park is a National Park located in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located on the island of Great Nicobar in the Nicobar Islands, which lie in the eastern Indian Ocean ....
, a national park in the Nicobar Islands, India
Ships
- HMS GalateaHMS GalateaHMS Galatea, after the Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy.*HMS Galatea was a 20-gun sixth-rate post-ship launched in 1776 and broken up in 1783....
, eight ships of the British Royal Navy - THV GalateaTHV GalateaTHV Galatea is a lighthouse tender operated by Trinity House, the body responsible for the operation of lighthouses and marine navigation aids around the coasts of England, Wales and the Channel Islands.-History:...
, two ships operated by Trinity House - Galatea (yacht)Galatea (yacht)"Galatea" was the unsuccessful British challenger of the sixth America's Cup race in 1886 against American defender "Mayflower".-Design:Galatea, a keel cutter, was designed by John Beavor-Webb and built in 1885 for owner Lieutenant William Henn, R.N...
, the 1886 America's Cup challenger - Galatea, launched in 1896 as the Glenlee (ship)Glenlee (ship)Glenlee is a three-masted baldheaded steel-hulled barque, launched fully rigged and seaworthy on December 3, 1896. She is now a museum ship at the Riverside Museum on Pointhouse Quay, Glasgow, known as The Tall Ship at Glasgow Harbour....
, a training tall ship of the Spanish Navy from 1922–1969 - HMDS Galathea, formerly HMS Leith (U36)HMS Leith (U36)HMS Leith was a Grimsby-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She served during the Second World War.-Construction, commissioning and early service:...
, a survey ship of the Royal Danish Navy
Other
- Galatea (locomotive)LMS Jubilee Class 5699 GalateaLondon Midland and Scottish Railway Jubilee Class No. 5699 Galatea is a preserved British steam locomotive.- Overview :...
, a preserved example of the LMS Jubilee class of steam locomotive