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Mythology

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Pygmalion (mythology) In Greek mythology, Pygmalion (; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων ''Pugmalíōn'', ''gen''.: Πυγμαλίωνος) was a legendary figure of Cyprus, who was a king and a sculptor. He is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem ''Metamorphose ...
, a sculptor who fell in love with his statue


Stage

* ''Pigmalion'' (opera), a 1745 opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau * ''Pygmalion'' (Rousseau), a 1762 melodrama by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Pygmalion'' (opera), a 1779 duodrama opera by Georg Anton Benda * ''Pygmalion'', an 1808 opera by
Karol Kurpiński Karol Kazimierz Kurpiński (March 6, 1785September 18, 1857) was a Polish composer, conductor and pedagogue. He was a representative of late classicism and a member of the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning (Polish: ''Towarzystwo Warszaws ...
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Pimmalione ''Pimmalione'' (''Pygmalion'') is an opera in one act by Luigi Cherubini, first performed at the Théâtre des Tuileries, Paris, on 30 November 1809. The libretto is an adaptation by Stefano VestrisStefano Vestris, "a stage poet of no ability", w ...
'', an 1809 opera by Luigi Cherubini * ''
Il Pigmalione ''Il Pigmalione'' (''Pygmalion'') is a ''scena lirica'' (lyric scene or opera) in one act by Gaetano Donizetti. The librettist is unknown, but it is known that the libretto was based on one by Antonio Simeone Sografi for 's ''Pimmalione'' (1790 ...
'', an 1816 opera by Gaetano Donizetti * '' Die schöne Galathée'', an 1865 operetta by Franz von Suppé * ''
Pygmalion; or, The Statue Fair ''Pygmalion; or, The Statue Fair'' is a play by William Brough that was advertised as a musical burlesque. It was first produced in 1867, and revived in March 1872. Described as having a complex plot that largely involves changing social statu ...
'', an 1867 musical burlesque by William Brough * '' Pygmalion, ou La Statue de Chypre'', an 1883 ballet with choreography by Marius Petipa * ''Pygmalion'' (play), a 1913 play by George Bernard Shaw


Film

* ''Pygmalion'' (1935 film), a German film based on the George Bernard Shaw play * ''Pygmalion'' (1937 film), a Dutch film based on the George Bernard Shaw play * ''Pygmalion'' (1938 film), a British film starring Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller * ''Pygmalion'' (1948 film), a British television film starring Margaret Lockwood * ''Pygmalion'' (1983 film), a television film starring Peter O'Toole and Margot Kidder * "Pigmalion" (''Back at the Barnyard'' episode), a 2008 episode of the television series ''Back at the Barnyard''


Music

* ''Pygmalion'' (album), an experimental ambient album by Slowdive * Pygmalion (ensemble), French baroque ensemble * "Pygmalion", a song by the darkwave group Lycia (band) * "Pygmalion", a song from the 2001 album '' Doll Doll Doll'' by Venetian Snares


People

* Pygmalion of Tyre, a King of Tyre * Pygmalion (name), a given name


Other uses

* 96189 Pygmalion, a planet * ''Pygmalion'', a narrative work by
Thomas Woolner Thomas Woolner (17 December 1825 – 7 October 1892) was an English sculptor and poet who was one of the founder-members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. He was the only sculptor among the original members. After participating in the found ...
(1880s) * Pygmalion, a character in Virgil's ''
Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of th ...
'' (29–19 B.C.) * "Pigmalion", a 2003 episode of the animated series ''King of the Hill''


See also

* Pygmalion and Galatea (disambiguation) * ''Pygmalion and the Image'' series, a series of four paintings by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1878) *
Pygmalion effect The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is a psychological phenomenon in which high expectations lead to improved performance in a given area. The effect is named for the Greek myth of Pygmalion, the sculptor who fell so much in love with the ...
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Pygmalionism Agalmatophilia () is a paraphilia involving sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin, or other similar figurative object. The attraction may include a desire for actual sexual contact with the object, a fantasy of having sexual (or non-sexua ...
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