- 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 - 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
- Pygmalion in Greek Mythology: Myths, Powers and Symbols
Discover the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea, its meaning, symbolism, and the Pygmalion Effect
- The Philosophical Significance of the Greek Myth of Pygmalion
The myth of Pygmalion is a captivating tale from ancient Greek mythology that explores themes of love, creation, and transformation Centered around a sculptor who falls in love with his own creation, this myth raises profound philosophical questions about the nature of art, desire, and identity
- 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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