14.12.15

PYGMALION AND GALATEA

 In ancient Greece, on the island of Cyprus, there lived a handsome and talented sculptor named Pygmalion. He loved his work and would spend hours carving beautiful ivory statues, always at his happiest when immersed in his art.

One day he chose a large, beautiful piece of ivory, and worked for many long hours at it, chiseling and hammering until he finished. It was a statue of a beautiful lady, so exquisitely carved that she seemed almost alive.

Pygmalion at once fell in love with his creation - he thought it was so beautiful, and he clothed the figure, gave it jewels, and named it Galatea, which means "sleeping love". 
 Pygmalion falls in love with the statue so prayed Aphrodite, then Aphrodite excepts and sculpture turns into a Galatea.
And Pygmalion and Galatea married.

good end :)

 

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