There are a number of persons, celestial bodies, ships, geographical locations and works of fiction called Galatea:

Mythological figures

1. A nymph in Greek mythology, see Galatea (mythology)
2. the name of the maiden who was originally a statue carved by Pygmalion, created in the image of, and brought to life by Aphrodite according to the Roman poet Ovid.

Literary adaptions of the myth

1. Gallathea (1585) is a play by the Elizabethan dramatist John Lyly.
2. See George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and My Fair Lady, as well as Educating Rita for modern-day versions of this myth, as well as Fritz Lang's Metropolis and Richard Powers's Galatea 2.2 for dystopian/technological versions of the Pygmalion myth.
3. Galatea is a novel by British author Philip Pullman, his second published work of fiction.
4. Galatea is an interactive fiction work by Emily Short , somewhat based around the Pygmalion legend. See Galatea (computer game).
5. Galatea galante is the heroine of a book by Alfred Bester, based on the Pygmalion myth.
6. Galatea Cactus is also the name of a one act play by Eryn Dearden

Places and things named after Galatea

1. Galatea is a moon of Neptune. See Galatea (moon).
2. 74 Galatea is an asteroid.
3. There have been eight HMS Galatea's of the British Royal Navy.
4. Mount Galatea (3185 meters) is a peak in the Kananaskis, Alberta region of the Canadian Rockies.
5. Galathea is a widespread genus of squat lobsters.