pygmalion
One who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor PygmalionOne who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with).
» Pygmalion fell in love with the statue he had carved.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who acts as the legendary Greek sculptor Pygmalion (who was granted the wish of having life given to a sculpture of his which he fell deeply in love with).
(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
Examples
4 sentencesPygmalion fell in love with the statue he had carved.
But in Tyre reigned her brother, Pygmalion, undoubtedly the greatest of villains.
"But soon her brother filled the throne of Tyre, / Pygmalion, swoln with sin."
Can we present your Pygmalion?
Origin
From Pygmalion, from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿFrom Pygmalion, from Ancient Greek Πυγμαλίων (Pugmalíōn), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pʿmytn /puġ‘mayaton/), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤍 (pmyytn /pumayyaton/, “Pumay has given”), from Phoenician 𐤐𐤌𐤉 (pmy, “Pumay”) + Phoenician 𐤉𐤕𐤍 (ytn /yaton/, “to give”).
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Forms
plural: pygmalions| Singular | pygmalion |
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