皮格马利翁爱上他想象中的女子，请求阿芙洛狄特赐予自己一位和雕塑一样完美的妻子。阿芙洛狄特赋予雕塑生命后皮格马利翁与其结婚。
The Ancient Greek Mythology，Pygmalion
In ancient Greek mythology，Pygmalion was a gifted sculptor from Cyprus，who showed no interest in the local women at all，for he found them immoral.Instead，Pygmalion concentrated on his art until one day he ran across a large，perfect piece of ivory and decided to carve a beautiful woman from it.When he finished the statue，Pygmalion found the image of his ideal woman so lovely that he dressed the figure and covered her in jewels.He gave the statue a name：Galatea，which meant sleeping love.He found himself falling in love with his ideal woman，so he went to the temple of Aphrodite(the goddess of love and beauty)to beg for a wife who would be as perfect as his statue.
Aphrodite was curious，so she visited the room of the sculptor while he was away and was charmed by his creation.Galatea was the image of herself.Flattered，Aphrodite brought the statue to life.When Pygmalion returned to his home，he found Galatea alive，and humbled himself at her feet.Pygmalion and Galatea got married and Pygmalion never forgot to thank Aphrodite for the gift she had given him.He and Galatea brought gifts to her temple throughout their life，and Aphrodite blessed them with happiness and love in return.
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1．mythology n． 神话
2．sculptor n. 雕塑家
3．immoral adj. 不道德的
4．charm vt. 吸引，迷住
5．flattered adj. 高兴的
6．humble vt. 低声下气；谦逊
