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Acis

Person from Greek mythology

Entitymythological Greek characterQ419156

Instance of: mythological Greek character
Part of: Acis and Galatea

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Acis and Galatea are characters from Greek mythology later associated together in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The episode tells of the love between the mortal Acis and the Nereid (sea-nymph) Galatea; when the jealous Cyclops Polyphemus kills Acis, Galatea transforms her lover into an immortal river spirit. The episode was made the subject of poems, operas, paintings, and statues in the Renaissance and after.

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Sex or gender: male
Father: Pan
Dionysus
Occupation: herder
Unmarried partner: Galatea
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1.Stated in Metamorphoses
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Domain of saint or deity: Jaci
Mother: Symaithis
Derivative work: Aci

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AIDb. (2026). Acis (Q419156). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/acis-Q419156