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ONLINE
ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY:
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Greek
myth : a king of Cyprus, who fell in love with the statue of
a woman he had sculpted and which his prayers brought to life as
Galatea
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Classical Mythology . a sculptor and king of
Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with
it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
( italics ) a comedy (1912) by George
Bernard Shaw.
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