Γαλάτεια
πενία μόνα τὰς τέχνας ἐγείρει → poverty alone promotes skilled work, necessity is the mother of invention, necessity is the mother of all invention, poverty is the mother of invention, out of necessity comes invention, out of necessity came invention, frugality is the mother of invention
English (Autenrieth)
(cf. γαλήνη): Galatēa, a Nereid, Il. 18.45†.
Spanish (DGE)
(Γᾰλάτεια) -ας, ἡ
• Alolema(s): -είη Hermesian.7.73; -ία EM 220.6G.
• Prosodia: [-ᾰ-]
Galatea
I mit.
1 hija de Nereo y Dóride Il.18.45, Hes.Th.250, Ou.Met.13.738
•amada por Polifemo, madre de Celto, Gálata e Ilirio, Hermesian.l.c., Theoc.6.6, Bio 2.3, Fr.16.3, Mosch.3.61, Luc.DMar.1.1, App.Ill.2, Nonn.D.6.302, amada por Acis, Ou.Met.13.758
•c. culto y templo junto al Etna, Duris 58, Sud.
•como tít. de comedias de Nicócares, Poll.10.93, de Alexis, Ath.544e.
2 hija de Euritio y esposa de Lampro de Festo en Creta, Ant.Lib.17.
II 1flautista, amante de Dionisio el Joven, Phan.13.
2 pers. cit. en un epigrama AP 5.244 (Paul.Sil.).