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Pygmalion And Galatea (other)
Pygmalion and Galatea Galatea is an ancient Greek name meaning "she who is milk-white". Galatea, Galathea or Gallathea may refer to: In mythology * Galatea (Greek myth), three different mythological figures In the arts * ''Aci, Galatea e Polifemo'', cantata by H ... are two characters from Greco-Roman mythology. Pygmalion and Galatea may also refer to: * ''Pygmalion and Galatea'' (play), a play by W. S. Gilbert * '' Pygmalion and the Image series'', a series of paintings by Edward Burne-Jones * ''Pygmalion and Galatea'' (Gérôme painting), a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme * ''Pygmalion and Galatea'' (film), a 1898 film by Georges Méliès See also * '' Galatea, or Pygmalion Reversed'', a musical parody on Gilbert's play ''Pygmalion and Galatea'', by Henry Pottinger Stephens and Meyer Lutz Mythological duos {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmalion (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Pygmalion (; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων ''Pugmalíōn'', ''gen''.: Πυγμαλίωνος) was a legendary figure of Cyprus, who was a king and a sculptor. He is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem Metamorphoses (poem), ''Metamorphoses'', in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved. In Ovid In book 10 of Ovid Pūblius Ovidius Nāsō (; 20 March 43 BC – 17/18 AD), known in English as Ovid ( ), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the th ...'s ''Metamorphoses'', Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory. He named her Galatea (mythology), Galatea. According to Ovid, when Pygmalion saw the Propoetides of Cyprus practicing prostitution, he began "detesting the faults beyond measure which nature has given to women". He determined to remain celibate and to occupy himself with sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galatea (mythology)
Galatea (; grc-gre, Γαλάτεια; "she who is milk-white") is a name popularly applied to the statue carved of ivory by Pygmalion of Cyprus, which then came to life in Greek mythology. In modern English, the name usually alludes to that story. Galatea is also the name of Polyphemus's object of desire in Theocritus's ''Idylls VI'' and ''XI'' and is linked with Polyphemus again in the myth of Acis and Galatea in Ovid's ''Metamorphoses''. Galatea is mentioned in Book XVIII of The Iliad: "Bright Galatea quits her pearly bed". Etymology Though the name "Galatea" has become so firmly associated with Pygmalion's statue as to seem antique, its use in connection with Pygmalion originated with a post-classical writer. No extant ancient text mentions the statue's name, Reinhold notes that the first edition of Lemprière's '' Bibliotheca Classica'' (1788), does not have an entry for "Galatea", which was inserted in later editions. although Pausanias mentions a statue of Calm, Galene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmalion And Galatea (play)
''Pygmalion and Galatea, an Original Mythological Comedy'' is a blank verse play by W. S. Gilbert in three acts based on the Pygmalion story. It opened at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 9 December 1871 and ran for a very successful 184 performances.Moss, Simon"Pygmalion and Galatea"at ''Gilbert & Sullivan: a selling exhibition of memorabilia'', c20th.com, accessed 16 November 2009 It was revived many times, including an 1883 production in New York starring Mary Anderson as Galatea, an 1883–84 revival at the Lyceum Theatre, again with Anderson, and an 1888 production at the Lyceum Theatre, with Julia Neilson as Cynisca. ''Pygmalion'' was Gilbert's greatest success to that date and is said to have earned him £40,000 during his lifetime. ''Pygmalion and Galatea'' was so popular that other Pygmalions were rushed to the stage. In January 1872, ''Ganymede and Galatea'' opened at the Gaiety Theatre. This was a comic version of Franz von Suppé's '' Die schöne Galathee'', c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmalion And Galatea (Gérôme Painting)
''Pygmalion and Galatea'' () is an 1890 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. The motif is taken from Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' and depicts the sculptor Pygmalion kissing his statue Galatea at the moment the goddess Aphrodite brings her to life. Multiple versions Jean-Léon Gérôme painted ''Pygmalion and Galatea'' in the summer of 1890. In 1891 he made a marble sculpture of the same subject, possibly based on a plaster version also used as model for the painting.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. "Gérôme, Jean Léon". ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (11th ed.). Cambridge University, 1901. He made several alternative versions of the painting, each presenting the subject from a different angle; the Metropolitan Museum of Art page provides a detailed history and extensive references. Different versions of the painting are seen in the backgrounds of the self-portraits ''The Artist and His Model'' (now at the Haggin Museum) and ''Working in Marble'' (Dahesh Museum of Art), in which Gérô ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pygmalion And Galatea (film)
''Pygmalion and Galatea'' (french: Pygmalion et Galathée) is an 1898 French silent trick film directed by Georges Méliès, based on the ancient Pygmalion myth. Plot The sculptor Pygmalion, completing his statue of Galatea, is madly in love with it. To his delight, Galatea comes to life. When he tries to embrace her, however, she magically changes place; then her upper and lower halves come apart, much to Pygmalion's confusion. Galatea's halves join back together again, but just as he is about to kiss her at last, she steps back onto her pedestal and becomes a statue again. Production The Pygmalion myth had long been popular with theatrical illusionists. ''Pygmalion and Galatea'' was the first film adaptation of the story; many others followed it in the silent era and beyond. Méliès and Jehanne d'Alcy play the roles of Pygmalion and Galatea in the film. Ideas from the myth returned in later films by Méliès, including '' The Brahmin and the Butterfly'' (1901), in which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galatea, Or Pygmalion Reversed
''Galatea, or Pygmalion Re-Versed'' is a musical burlesque that parodies the Pygmalion legend, and specifically W. S. Gilbert's 1871 play '' Pygmalion and Galatea''. The libretto was written by Henry Pottinger Stephens and W. Webster. The score was composed by Wilhelm Meyer Lutz. The work was premiered at the Gaiety Theatre, London on 26 December 1883. It starred Nellie Farren and Edward Terry. Background This type of work, Victorian burlesque, was popular in Britain in the late 19th century. Other examples include ''The Bohemian G-yurl and the Unapproachable Pole'' (1877), ''Blue Beard'' (1882), ''Ariel'' (1883, by F. C. Burnand), ''Little Jack Sheppard'' (1885), ''Monte Cristo Jr.'' (1886), '' Miss Esmeralda'' (1887), ''Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim'' (1887), ''Faust up to Date'' (1888), ''Ruy Blas and the Blasé Roué'' (1888), ''Carmen up to Data'' (1890), and ''Cinder Ellen up too Late'' (1891). Gilbert himself had written a series of burlesques of opera ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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