PYGMALION


Meaning of PYGMALION in English

/pig may"lee euhn, -mayl"yeuhn/ , n.

1. Class. Myth. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.

2. ( italics ) a comedy (1912) by George Bernard Shaw.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .