Pygmalion

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Pygmalion

(Gr.)

A celebrated sculptor and statuary in the island of Cyprus, who became enamoured of a statue he had made. So the Goddess of beauty, taking pity on him, changed it into a living woman (Ovid, Met.). The above is an allegory of the soul. (TG).

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Shortly: A celebrated sculptor and statuary in the island of Cyprus, who became enamoured of a statue he had ...