Nereid
Galatea
Γαλάτεια
Overview
Nereid associated with the calm and milky-white sea.
Generation
Sea deities
Symbols
Sea
Notes
Daughter of Nereus and Doris.
Beyond Antiquity
Modern Legacy
Galatea still appears in the modern world through language, science, medicine, astronomy or culture.
Galatea
Today: An inner moon of Neptune.
Galatea belongs to Neptune's family of moons named from Greek sea mythology. Galatea was one of the Nereids associated with the sea.
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