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Pygmalion

Pyg ma li on |pigˈmālyən, -lēən pɪɡˈmeɪliən |Greek Mythology a king of Cyprus who fashioned an ivory statue of a beautiful woman and loved it so deeply that in answer to his prayer Aphrodite gave it life. The woman (at some point named Galatea ) bore him a daughter, Paphos.

 

Pygmalion

Pygmalion 2 |pɪgˈmeɪlɪən | a legendary king of Tyre, brother of Elissa (Dido ), whose husband he killed in the hope of obtaining his fortune.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pygmalion

Pygmalion 1 |pɪgˈmeɪlɪən |Greek Mythology a king of Cyprus who fashioned an ivory statue of a beautiful woman and loved it so deeply that in answer to his prayer Aphrodite gave it life. The woman (at some point named Galatea ) bore him a daughter, Paphos.

 

Pygmalion

Pygmalion 2 |pɪgˈmeɪlɪən | a legendary king of Tyre, brother of Elissa (Dido ), whose husband he killed in the hope of obtaining his fortune.

 

Duden Dictionary

Pygmalion

Pyg ma li on Eigenname |Pygm a lion |griechische Sagengestalt

 

Pygmalioneffekt

Pyg ma li on ef fekt Substantiv, maskulin Psychologie , der |Pygm a lioneffekt |der Pygmalioneffekt; Genitiv: des Pygmalioneffekt [e ]s nach der Gestalt der griechischen Mythologie Effekt, dass Schüler, die ihr Lehrer für intelligent hält, während der Schulzeit eine bessere Intelligenzentwicklung zeigen als Kinder, die dem Lehrer weniger intelligent zu sein scheinen

 

Pygmalionismus

Pyg ma li o nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pygmalion i smus |der Pygmalionismus; Genitiv: des Pygmalionismus, Plural: die Pygmalionismen sexuelle Erregung beim Anblick nackter Statuen

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Pygmalion

Pyg ma lion /pɪɡméɪliən /名詞 〘ギ神 〙ピグマリオン 〘Cyprusの王で彫刻家; 自分の彫った像に恋し生命を与えてもらって結婚した 〙.