We will try to understand the role of this myth that has survived to the present day and even took a place in psychology. What is this Pygmalion effect?
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According to a mythology legend, a sculptor named Pygmalion decides to make a statue of a woman in his dream someday.
The statue of this woman, carved out of her ivory with a long patience and devotion, is so beautiful that she is told that no living woman can be as beautiful as this statue.
Pygmalion realizes that he is in love with his sculpture and starts to feel the pain of a deep love because he is lifeless. So much so; In a festival held in honor of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, fertility and beauty, Pygmalion wishes to revive this beautiful statue, which he fell in love with, by dedicating to votive dedication.
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When he returns to his house and kisses the statue, he realizes that the sculpture is warm and alive. Aphrodite, accepting the wish of Pygmalion has realized his wish. She marries immediately the sculptor with her revived imagination. Later in the legends described in this sculpture will be referred to as the name Galatea.
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