Galatea is the legendary Progenitor of the likewise named Galatea Lineage, one of the types of Prometheans found in Promethean: The Created. The classic tale of Galatea has her as an exquisitely carved statue made by the woman-scorning sculptor Pygmalion who came to life after the goddess Aphrodite granted his prayer. As far as Prometheans are concerned, the tale is a lovely, if fanciful version of the real story. Pygmalion was not a sculptor, but an outcast ostricized by the others of his island for his lack of graces and tact. Rather than a statue, the original Galatea was the corpse of a beautiful woman from the island who was brought to life through an ancient ritual. Some say the woman died of natural causes. Others say she was a bride-to-be who Pygmalion somehow stole away, either th