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Meaning of the name Pygmalion? For an English assignment I was asked what the name Pygmalion means? I know the story that it comes from, but that does not necessarily give its meaning. Could you please help me??? ... (Asked by popcornsong1331) |
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| In Virgil's masterpiece The Aeneid, Pygmalion is the cruel-hearted brother of Dido who secretly kills Dido's husband Sychaeus because of his lust for gold. The pygmalion effect, a concept in psychology describing the behavior of individuals as people expect them to behave Pygmalionism (aka statuephilia or agalmatophilia), an erotic attraction to statues or immobility....(Answered by kenjinuk) | |
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