Pygmălĭon
Pygmălĭon, ōnis, m., = Πυγμαλίων. Grandson of Agenor, who became enamoured of a statue he had made, and to which, at his earnest petition, Venus gave life, Ov. M. 10, 243 sq.; Arn. 6, 206.— Son of Belus, king of Tyre, and brother of Dido, Verg. A. 1, 347; Just. 18, 4, 3; 11.—Hence, Pygmălĭōnēus, a, um, adj., Pygmalionian, poet. for Phœnician: terra, Sil. 1, 21; also for Carthaginian, id. 6, 532.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
pygmălĭon
Headword (normalized/stripped):
pygmalion
Intro Text:
Pygmălĭon, ōnis, m., = Πυγμαλίων. Grandson of Agenor, who became enamoured of a statue he had made, and to which, at his earnest petition, Venus gave life, Ov. M. 10, 243 sq.; Arn. 6, 206.— Son of Belus, king of Tyre, and brother of Dido, Verg. A. 1, 347; Just. 18, 4, 3; 11.—Hence, Pygmălĭōnēus, a, um, adj., Pygmalionian, poet. for Phœnician: terra, Sil. 1, 21; also for Carthaginian, id. 6, 532.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n39737
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