Pygmalion and Galatea

Josephine Preston Peabody was an American writer of verse dramas and of poetry that ranged from precise, ethereal verse to works of social concern. One of her most famous works became the collection “Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew”, published in 1894, included the fanciest versions of the most interesting myths.


“Pygmalion and Galatea” is the well-known legend about the Cypriot sculptor named Pygmalion who once carved out a woman statue of ivory and fell in love with it. One day for the festival of Venus Pygmalion prayed the goddess of Beauty to let him have for bride, one like his ivory maiden. And Venus heard…


Start your journey to the ancient world of powerful gods and sentimental love stories with “Pygmalion and Galatea”!