Galatea (mythological statue)

In Greek and Roman mythology, Galatea (/ˌɡæləˈtiːə/; Ancient Greek: Γαλάτεια, romanized: Galáteia, lit. 'she who is milk-white') is the post-antiquity name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory alabaster and loved by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life by the will of Aphrodite, the goddess of Cyprus. In surviving classical sources, this statue has no proper name, with 'Galatea' being established by post-antiquity writers, although the name has been inextricably tied to the statue ever since.