Acis (Ἄκις) was killed by Cyclops (Κύκλωπες) (Kýklōpes) Polyphemus (Πολύφημος).
His lover Galatea (Γαλάτεια) (‘she who is milk-white’) created river from her blood’s lover.
Galatea was the Nereid (Νηρηΐδες) (sea-nymph). Her parents were Nereus (Νηρεύς) and Doris (Δωρίδος).
There are many poems about Acis and Galatea’s love story. Also, artists and sculptors created paintings and sculptures of these characters.
