Pyggy Pyggy
Is Pymalion single or married?
Single
What Pygmalion carves, in general
Statues
The women of the story want Pymalion to
get married
Overall, the theme centers on
Love
Pymalion's occupation
Sculptor
The statue is made of
marble
How does Pymalion react to being single and living alone?
He is satisfied.
How Pymalion feels when working on the statue.
He is obsessed with it.
He doesn't want any of the village...
women
He asks Aphrodite to ...
make the statue real/come alive
How does Aphrodite respond to Pymalion's request?
Brings the statue to life.
Major theme of Pymalion.
Love and devotion
His favorite god/goddess
Aphrodite
Compared to Midas, Pymalion is driven by
Love
The statue's transformation shows
the power of love
Both fables show that human desires can have....
unexpected consequences
When the statue comes to life, how does he react?
Happy; in love
Even before the transformation, Pymalion treated the finished statue as if it were
Alive
Which village girl does Pymalion marry?
None!
The overall lesson from these Fables is:
Desire must be guided by wisdom.