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Baby Name Galatea |
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| Meaning of Galatea - What does the name Galatea means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| gal-ah-tee-ah |  |
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Girl Name |
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Mythology and Astrology |
| Name Meaning: |
From Greek mythology, Galatea was the name of a sea nymph, a daughter of Nereus and Doris, and the beloved of Acis. When he was killed by the giant Polyphemus, Galatea transformed Acis into the Acis River. The name was also that of a statue of a maiden to whom Aphrodite gave life, after its sculptor, Pygmalion, fell in love with it |
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