Pygmalion
In Greek mythology, a king of Cyprus who fell in love with an ivory statue he had carved. When Aphrodite breathed life into it, he married the woman and named her Galatea. Their children were Paphos and Metharme.
Pygmalion
| Acte de ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau (libretto by B de Savot, after A H de La Motte), produced at the Opéra, Paris, on 27 August 1748. In the story, the sculptor Pygmalion falls in love with his statue. After it comes to life he must teach it how to move gracefully. |
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