- Pygmalion (mythology) - Wikipedia
George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion (1912, staged 1913) owes something to both the Greek Pygmalion and the legend of "King Cophetua and the beggar maid"; in which a king lacks interest in women, but one day falls in love with a young beggar-girl, later educating her to be his queen
- Pygmalion | Mythology, Sculptor, King | Britannica
Pygmalion, in Greek mythology, a king who was the father of Metharme and, through her marriage to Cinyras, the grandfather of Adonis, according to Apollodorus of Athens
- Pygmalion in Greek Mythology: Myths, Powers and Symbols
Discover the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, its meaning, symbolism, and the Pygmalion Effect
- PYGMALION - Cyprian King Sculptor of Greek Mythology
In Greek mythology Pygmalion was a king of the island of Cyprus who fell in love with an ivory statue of the goddess Aphrodite In answer to his prayers the statue was brought to life and afterwards became his wife
- The Project Gutenberg eBook of Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw
As will be seen later on, Pygmalion needs, not a preface, but a sequel, which I have supplied in its due place The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it
- Pygmalion: The Mythical Sculptor Who Longed for More Than Stone
Explore the enchanting myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor whose longing for love transcends stone, inspiring art and literature through the ages
- Pygmalion - Greek Mythology
Pygmalion was a legendary figure of Cyprus, who worked as a sculptor After seeing the daughters of Propoetus, the Propoetides, prostituting, Pygmalion decided that he was not interested in women, but instead went to create a woman figure out of ivory
- Pygmalion in Greek Mythology - Greek Legends and Myths
Pygmalion is the name given to a legendary figure from the island of Cyprus, and although Pygmalion is mentioned in Greek mythological sources, the most famous telling of the myth comes from the Roman period, appearing as it does in Ovid’s Metamorphoses
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