Galatea yana da manyan ma'anoni guda biyu a cikin harshen Ingilishi: A cikin tatsuniyar Girkanci, Galatea wani yanki ne na teku wanda Cyclops Polyphemus ke ƙauna. Ita ce kuma mutum-mutumin da sculptor Pygmalion ya ƙaunace shi kuma allahiya Aphrodite ta kawo rai. masana'anta auduga mara nauyi wanda yawanci ana yin shi da saƙa na fili da kuma ƙarewar hayar. An fi amfani da shi a masana'antar keɓe don riguna, riguna, da sauran riguna marasa nauyi.