<![CDATA[Pygmalionism]]>A term referring to a sexual attraction to a statue.

A word derived from the Myth of Pygmalion and his prize sculpture that he named Galatea (sleeping love).

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/59677/pygmalionismRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 18:29:01 GMTWed, 17 May 2017 05:00:06 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Pygmalionism on Mon, 31 May 2021 13:34:02 GMT]]>1] term referring to the myth where a mysoginistic artist seeks to create a statue more beautiful than all the women in the world because he believes them to all be terribly flawed. He ends up creating the most beautiful statue ( names it Galatea) and falling in love with it because it is perfect because he made it. He drives himself crazy with longing for the statue, going so far as to dress it up and leave it food. Aphrodite takes pity on him because she sees he has atoned for his hatred of women and makes Galatea come alive. Pygmalion and Galatea are married and live together happily ever after.

being a perfectionist, snobby or loosely, someone with ridiculously high standards in love

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