Pygmalion

Summary

Pygmalion is a mythological Greek character^[1]. He worked as a sculptor^[2]. He ranks in the top 1% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,478 views/month).^[3]

Key Facts

• Among Pygmalion's spouses was Galatea^[4].
• A child of Pygmalion was Paphos^[5].
• A child of Pygmalion was Metharme^[6].
• Pygmalion's professions included sculptor^[2].
• Pygmalion is recorded as male^[7].
• Pygmalion's instance of is recorded as mythological Greek character^[8].
• Pygmalion is part of Pygmalion and Galatea^[9].
• Pygmalion's Commons category is recorded as Pygmalion and Galatea^[10].
• Pygmalion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pygmalion^[11].
• Pygmalion's worshipped by is recorded as Greek mythology^[12].
• Pygmalion's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[13].
• Pygmalion's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• Pygmalion's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[15].
• Pygmalion's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Pygmalion's described by source is recorded as Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste^[17].
• Pygmalion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Pygmalion's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[19].
• Pygmalion's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Πυγμαλίων'}^[20].
• Pygmalion's different from is recorded as Pygmalion^[21].
• Pygmalion's sibling is recorded as Phrasius^[22].

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Career and Affiliations

Pygmalion's professions included sculptor^[2].

Personal Life

Pygmalion was married to Galatea^[4]. Children include Paphos^[5], a mythological Greek character^[23] and Metharme^[6], a mythological Greek character^[24].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pygmalion include he effect^[25], a psychological experiment^[26].

Why It Matters

Pygmalion ranks in the top 1% of mythological_greek_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,478 views/month).^[3] He has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Entities named for him include he effect^[25], a psychological experiment^[26].

FAQs

Who was Pygmalion married to?

Pygmalion's spouses include Galatea^[4].

What did Pygmalion do for work?

Pygmalion worked as sculptor^[2].