Pygmalion

Pygmalion

Pygmalion (Pygma´lion). A famous sculptor who had resolved to remain unmarried, but he made such a beautiful statue of a goddess that he begged Venus to give it life. His request being granted, Pygmalion married the animated statue.

“Few, like Pygmalion, doat on lifeless charms,
Or care to clasp a statue in their arms.”

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