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GALATEA

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Overview

GALATEA (noun)
  The noun GALATEA has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) a maiden who was first a sculpture created by Pygmalion and was brought to life by Aphrodite in answer to Pygmalion's prayersplay

  Familiarity information: GALATEA used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


GALATEA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

mythical being (an imaginary being of myth or fable)

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)


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