Galathee
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Die schöne Galathée: A German operetta (1863) by Franz von Suppé. The operetta is a modern reworking of the Pygmalion story, with the sculptor falling in love with his statue and asking Venus to turn her from stone to flesh. When Galathea proves unfaithful, he asks Venus to turn her back into stone.
- Acis et Galathée: A pastoral opera by Jean-Baptist Lully (1686), about a love triangle between the nymph Galatée, the shepherd Acis, and the giant Polyphéme.
- Galilee: the region that Jesus came from
- gala: (Greek) milk → Miliodorus
