Lord Pymalion & Lady Galatea - version 2.0
PYGMALION AND GALATEA
"Galatea was the ivory creation of a brilliant artist named Pygmalion, who lived on Cyprus. He hated and abhored women and promised himself that he would never get married. Perhaps in trying to create a perfect woman, Pygmalion sculpted a work of art.
The statue he created looked very much alive and he perfected it each and every day until there was nothing left to perfect. The statue was beautiful and Pygmalion fell in love with it. He began to realize how lonely he was when his kisses and caresses where not returned from the inanimate object. He was terribly sad and tried to pretend very hard that his creation was alive.
Aphrodite was very much impressed by this original and devoted love and decided to make Pygmalion's wish come true. At a festival honoring Aphrodite, Pygmalion asked the Goddess of Love if she might assist him in finding a maiden like his statue, but Aphrodite knew what he really wanted. She acknowledged his prayer by causing the altar flame to leap three times.
When Pygmalion returned to his home, he walked over to touch his statue and discovered that it was warm to the touch. So he kissed it, and it's lips became soft. His creation was coming to life before his eyes! He joyfully thanked Aphrodite. She was present and their wedding, and Pygmalion and Galatea (what he named his statue) had two children, Paphus and Metharme"
"Galatea was the ivory creation of a brilliant artist named Pygmalion, who lived on Cyprus. He hated and abhored women and promised himself that he would never get married. Perhaps in trying to create a perfect woman, Pygmalion sculpted a work of art.
The statue he created looked very much alive and he perfected it each and every day until there was nothing left to perfect. The statue was beautiful and Pygmalion fell in love with it. He began to realize how lonely he was when his kisses and caresses where not returned from the inanimate object. He was terribly sad and tried to pretend very hard that his creation was alive.
Aphrodite was very much impressed by this original and devoted love and decided to make Pygmalion's wish come true. At a festival honoring Aphrodite, Pygmalion asked the Goddess of Love if she might assist him in finding a maiden like his statue, but Aphrodite knew what he really wanted. She acknowledged his prayer by causing the altar flame to leap three times.
When Pygmalion returned to his home, he walked over to touch his statue and discovered that it was warm to the touch. So he kissed it, and it's lips became soft. His creation was coming to life before his eyes! He joyfully thanked Aphrodite. She was present and their wedding, and Pygmalion and Galatea (what he named his statue) had two children, Paphus and Metharme"
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