Galatea (Greek myth)

In Greek mythology, Galatea (/ˌɡæləˈtiːə/; Ancient Greek: Γαλάτεια; "she who is milk-white") was the name of the following figures:

• Galatea, a Nereid who loved the shepherd Acis, and was loved by the cyclops Polyphemus.
• Galatea, the statue of a woman created by Pygmalion and brought to life by Aphrodite.
• Galatea, daughter of Eurytius, son of Sparton. Her husband Lamprus wished to have a son and told her to expose the child if it turned out to be a girl. So when Galatea gave birth to a girl she asked the gods to change her sex, and Leto turned her into a boy (Leucippus)