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• Galatea(parent),Polyphemus(parent)— Consort · Miraculous

  Galatea yielded to the Cyclops Polyphemus and bore him a son Galates, eponymous ancestor of the Galatians, according to Appian and Timaeus.

  ⚠ Ovid's Metamorphoses presents a contrasting tradition where Galatea rejected Polyphemus entirely and loved the youth Acis, whom Polyphemus killed in jealousy.