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Galas

In Greek mythology, Galas was the eponymous founder of the Gauls. He was the son of Polyphemos and Galatea and the brother of Illyrius and Celtus.

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In Greek mythology, Galas (/ˈɡeɪləs/; Ancient Greek: Γάλας Gálas) was the eponymous founder of the Gauls. He was the son of Polyphemos and Galatea¹ and the brother of Illyrius and Celtus.²

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