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1. (n.) Galatea
the woman brought to life by Aphrodite from the ivory statue carved by Pygmalion.
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1. (noun) Galatea
(Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayers
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1. galatea
a nymph whom Polyphemus made love to, but who preferred Acis to him, whom therefore he made away with by crushing him under a rock, in consequence of which the nymph threw herself into the sea.
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