皮格马利翁-皮尔马利翁.ppt

Pygmalion is a king of Cyprus
and sculptor. He saw so much to
blame in women that he came at
last to abhor the sex. and resolved
to live unmarried. He had made
with wonderful skill a statue of
ivory. It was so beautiful that no
living woman came anywhere
near it. He admired his own work
and at last he fell in love withthe
counterfeit creation
He gave it a
Galatea. each
day, he caressed it, and gave it
presents, such as bright shells
polished stones, flowers and so on
He also adorned it with every thins
and called her his wife and ev
put her head upon a pillow of
the softest feather as if she
could enjoy their softness
At the festival of venus. he stood
before the altar and prayed God
give a wife as ivory virgin. Venus
who was present at the festival,
heard him and knew his thought
Touched by him, finally, Ve