Pygmalion, his offering considering, prayed Through to the altar, half afraid, “Vouchsafe, O Gods, when the everything you could grant, my personal bride-to-be Will be”-he dared maybe not say my ivory girl- “The latest way of living likeness off my personal ivory girl.”
A character makes some one -virtually, eg by the toning a statue, or figuratively, by way of providing instructions in speech, choices, or etiquette- and contains fell in love with the new design.
In the first place brand new Greek misconception of your sculptor Pygmalion, along with his statue brought to life by the gods. Ovid never ever offered the fresh new statue-girl a reputation, although label Galatea gotten when you look at the (Pseudo-)Apollodorus’s Bibliotheca. It’s Over the age of Feudalism, relationships to Ovid at least, but most progressive versions will likely boast of being a lot more myself descended off My personal Fair Lady, where in fact the “creation” was figurative – ways, polish, and you can an alternate wardrobe.