HyperDic: pygmalion

English > 1 sense of the word Pygmalion:
NOUNperson Pygmalion(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it
Pygmalion > pronunciation
Soundspih.gmey'lyahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > Pygmalion: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning(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.
CategoryGreek mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Greeks
Instance ofmythical beingAn imaginary being of myth or fable
CatalanPigmalió

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