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Characters in Pygmalion
Meet the Cast
Pygmalion
Serious Sexist or Sensitive Artist? Pygmalion is a famous sculptor, known throughout Cyprus for his ability to create lifelike statues. Too lifelike, sometimes. Some writers say that he's also the...
Statue (Galatea)
Ah, Galatea. So pretty! So flawless! So incapable of moving or speaking!After Pygmalion swears off real women, the statue he creates is supposedly the most beautiful thing in the world. By that, th...
Aphrodite
Yep, Greek mythology's resident sex and romance expert makes a brief cameo in the Pygmalion myth. Although she doesn't appear until the end, Aphrodite plays an important role in the story—she's r...
