Galas

Galas

Galas

Son of Polyphemus in Greek mythology

This article is about the Greek mythological figure. For Malaysian state constituency, see Galas (state constituency).

In Greek mythology, Galas (/ˈɡeɪləs/; Ancient Greek: Γάλας Gálas) was the eponymous founder of the Gauls. He was the son of Polyphemos and Galatea[1] and the brother of Illyrius and Celtus.[2]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Herbert Jennings Rose, A Handbook of Greek Mythology, Routledge, 1990, p.20
  2. [2]
    Dáithí Ó hÓgáin, The Celts: A History, Boydell Press, 2006, p.132


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