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Who was the king of Cyprus that carved the statue of the beautiful madien and he fell so in love with the statue the gods made it real?
You are thinking of Pygmalion. He fell in love with a statue of Athena, which was brought to life for him. The two then married, though the woman was not Athena herself.
Who was the sculptor in Greek mythology who prayed for his statue to come to life?
Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory. According to Ovid, after seeing the Propoetides prostituting themselves, he is 'not interested in women', but his statue is so realistic that he falls in love with it. He offers the statue presents and eventually prays to Venus. She takes pity on him and brings the statue to life. They marry and have a son, Paphos.[
Under what circumstances does Pygmalion fall in love?
He falls in love with a statue he carved because it was so beautiful. Venus rewards him by bringing it to life. Pygmalion names it "Galatea".
Who fell in love with the statue he carved so the gods brought it to life?
Pygmalion fell in love with a statue he created (which was later named Galatea). Aphrodite (Venus) answered his prayers that the statue become a real woman. This has been captured perhaps most famously by Jean-Léon Gérôme's oil painting 'Pygmalion and Galatea'. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(mythology) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galatea_(mythology) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WLA_metmuseum_Pygmalion_and_Galatea_ca_1890.jpg
What was Pygmalion's position on Greek mythology?
In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory. According to Ovid, after seeing the Propoetides prostituting themselves, he was not interested in women, but his statue was so realistic that he fell in love with it. He offered the statue gifts and eventually prayed to Venus. She took pity on him and brought the statue to life. They married and had a son, Paphos.
What are Viking carvings?
Viking carvings are carvings made, often in stone, by Vikings. They wrote messages on the stones with their alphabet called the runes. They also carved drawings of their gods, everyday life, special events or a memorial.
Ivory statue that came to life?
In greek and roman mythology, the Ivory statue that came to life was named Galatea.......i think
Did a statue of marry come to life?
No.
Ivory statue which came to life in greek mythology?
Galatea. She was the statue whom Aphrodite breathed life in as a reward to her sculptor Pygmalion.
How many times larger than life-size is the Statue of Liberty?
the statue of liberty is 20x larger then life size.
How many times larger than life size is the statue of liberty?
Assuming that the life size version of the statue is 5 feet 6 inches, the actual Statue of Liberty is approximately 20 times life size. The statue is 111 feet 1 inch from her feet to the top of her head.
Why did Greeks love to build a life-size statue?
Life-size statues gave form and substance to gods, and kept the memory of heroes and outstanding people alive in an era where was no widely-held idea of an afterlife. The people in the statues lived on in the minds of the viewers.
