Meaning Of The Word Pygmalion
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Pygmalion Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Pygmalion?
Pygmalion in American English
a king of Cyprus and a sculptor noun: a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite Pygmalion in British English noun: a king of Cyprus, who fell in love with the statue of a woman he had sculpted and which his prayers brought to life as Galatea |
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