Reading Notes: Metamorphosis: Pygmalion: Part B

Metamorphosis: Pygmalion (Myth- Folklore Anthology)

Image of Pymalion with statue brought to life, and the son they bore: Wikimedia

Pymalion's Obsession
-Pygmalion was in need of love
-build a statue to represent the "love" he was missing
-Thought of his statue to be living and not made of ivory
-He treated her like a goddess, dressing her in fine linens, jewelry, and allowing her to have human characteristics

Prayer for Good
-Prayed for the life of his ivory princess
-Special because it was on the day of the festival for Venus

Good Fortune 
-Pymalion received the life of his ivory statue
-Her lips were real and a pulse was present in her body
-She was life like
-Venus delighted in the good she had done
-Together the two had a son, Paphos