Pygmalion or Pigmalion may refer to:

Mythology

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 ''Metamorphoses ...

, 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 Warszaw ...

* ''

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", wa ...

'', 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 ' (''The Beautiful Galatea'') is an operetta in one act by Franz von Suppé to a German libretto by the composer and 'Poly Henrion' (the pseudonym of Leonhard Kohl von Kohlenegg).* In the early 1860s, French operettas by Jacques Offenbach wer ...

'', 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 ''Pygmalion, ou La Statue de Chypre'' ( ''Pygmalion, or The Cyprus Statue'') is a ballet in 4 Acts-6 Scenes, with choreography by Marius Petipa and music by Prince Nikita Trubestkoi A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand pr ...

'', 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

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* "Pygmalion", a song from the 2001 album ''

Doll Doll Doll Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1975), known as Venetian Snares, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He is widely known for innovating and popularising the breakcore genre, and is one of the most recognisable artists to b ...

'' by Venetian Snares

People

Pygmalion of Tyre Pygmalion (Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ), was king of Tyre from 831 to 785 BCE and a son of King Mattan I (840–832 BCE). During Pygmalion's reign, Tyre seems to have shifted the heart of its trading empire from the Middle East to the Mediterrane ...

, a King of Tyre *

Pygmalion (name) Pygmalion is the Greek version of the Phoenician name ''Pu'mayyaton''. Hesychios of Alexandria transcribed it as ''Pygmaion''. In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with his statue. Persons * Pygmalion of Tyre Pygmali ...

, 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 foun ...

(1880s) * Pygmalion, a character in Virgil's ''

Aeneid The ''Aeneid'' ( ; la, Aenē̆is or ) is a Latin Epic poetry, epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Troy, Trojan who fled the Trojan_War#Sack_of_Troy, fall of Troy and travelled to ...