1. galatea - Noun
2. Galatea - Proper noun
(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
Source: WordNetHow do you want to make white lilies into red roses? Kiss a white Galatea and she will blushingly laugh. Friedrich von Logau
Galatea never does quite like Pygmalion: his relation to her is too godlike to be altogether agreeable. George Bernard Shaw
You can't love Thetis and Galatea at the same time. Latin Proverb
Above is crouched the figure of Polyphemus in weathered bronze, peering down at the white marble group of Acis and Galatea embracing below (see below). Source: Internet
A fresco from 1st century AD depicting Polyphemus and Galatea in a naked embrace. Source: Internet
Again, Polyphemus merges with the cliff where he meditates in the same way that Galatea merges with her element within the grotto in the painting at Musée d'Orsay. Source: Internet