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Pygmalion (pĭgmāl`yən). 1 In Greek mythology, king of Cyprus. He fell in love with a beautiful statue of a woman. When he prayed to Aphrodite for a wife like it, the goddess brought the statue to life and Pygmalion married her. In one version of the legend, the statue becomes Aphrodite; another states that Pygmalion sculpted the statue himself and that after coming to life it was called Galatea. 2 In Vergil's Aeneid, king of Tyre. He was the brother of Dido Dido (dī`dō), in Roman mythology, queen of Carthage, also called Elissa. She was the daughter of a king of Tyre. PygmalionIn Greek mythology, a king of Cyprus who fell in love with a statue of Aphrodite. The goddess took pity on him and brought the statue to life, and he married her. In some versions of the myth Pygmalion was a sculptor who carved the statue himself because he was disgusted with the faults of ordinary women, and when it was brought to life he gave it the name Galatea. Pygmalion carved so beautiful and lifelike a statue that he fell in love with it. [Gk. Myth.: Benét] See : Artistic Skill Pygmalion sculpts beautiful image which comes to life. [Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses] See : Craftsmanship How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As will be seen later on, Pygmalion needs, not a preface, but a sequel, which I have supplied in its due place. , gave my father, insomuch that I was mad with grief when they told me that the story of Pygmalion was nothing but a fable. Even Pygmalion, when his sculptured woman assumed life, felt not greater ecstasy than mine will be. |
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