Pygmalion's Galatea Comes to Life
Best when expanded. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book X, Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates an ivory statue that represents his ideal of womanhood. He falls in love with his own creation. The goddess Venus brings the statue to life in response to his prayers. Pygmalion is so enchanted with his own creation and feels waves of joy and desire sweeping over his body. In a moment of inspiration, he names the figurine Galatea. "She who is milk-white".
Pygmalion's Galatea Comes to Life
Best when expanded. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Book X, Pygmalion, a sculptor, creates an ivory statue that represents his ideal of womanhood. He falls in love with his own creation. The goddess Venus brings the statue to life in response to his prayers. Pygmalion is so enchanted with his own creation and feels waves of joy and desire sweeping over his body. In a moment of inspiration, he names the figurine Galatea. "She who is milk-white".