Galatea
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Unable to woo any of the local girls at Kora's Inn, Hephaestus asks for advice from Hercules, wanting to know exactly what it is that makes a woman who she is. Their conversation, in a strange way, prompts him to create Galatea. With a literal heart of gold, an iron will, and a one-track mind, she ends up falling in love with Hercules instead. She pursues him relentlessly, despite his obvious lack of interest and attempts to get her to notice Hephaestus.
Later, when a jealous Hephaestus thinks that Hercules is trying to steal Galatea away from him, he puts a spell on her to make her hate him. Unfortunately, her hatred runs so deeply that she tries to kill Hercules (and his friends when they interfere). She's stopped only when the bridge collapses under the weight of her heavy metallic body and she plummets to the bottom of a ravine. Hephaestus laments that he never should have made her in the first place, but it still hurts that she's gone.
The Myth
Galatea was a statue created by the sculptor Pygmalion. When the man fell in love with his creation Aphrodite took pity on him and brought the statue to life.
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Skills
- Super strength
