Pygmalion(mythology)

Pygmalion   is a legendary  figure of Cyprus. Though Pygmalion is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name Pumayyaton, he is most familiar from Ovid's narrative poem   Metamorphoses, in which Pygmalion was a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved.

Pygmalion (play)

Pygmalion is a play by George Bernard Shaw, named after a Greek mythological character. It was first presented on stage to the public in 1913.

Pygmalion effect

The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is the phenomenon whereby higher expectations lead to an increase in performance.The effect is named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved, or alternately, after the Rosenthal–Jacobson study.

Bicentennial man

Bicentennial Man is a 1999 American science fiction comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, Sam Neill, Embeth Davidtz (in a dual role), Wendy Crewson, and Oliver Platt. Based on the novel The Positronic Man, co-written by Isaac Asimov and Robert Silverberg, which is itself based on Asimov's original novella titled The Bicentennial Man, the plot explores issues of humanity, slavery, prejudice, maturity, intellectual freedom, conformity, sex, love, and mortality.

Tiresias

In Greek mythology, Tiresias    was a blind prophet of Apollo in Thebes, famous for clairvoyance and for being transformed into a woman for seven years. He was the son of the shepherd Everes and the nymph Chariclo. Tiresias participated fully in seven generations at Thebes, beginning as advisor to Cadmus himself.

King Midas

Midas   is the name of at least three members of the royal house of Phrygia.

The most famous King Midas   is popularly remembered in Greek mythology   for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. This came to be called the golden touch, or the Midas touch.

Orpheus

Orpheus was a legendary musician, poet, and   prophet   in ancient Greek religion and myth.As an archetype of the inspired singer, Orpheus is one of the most significant figures in the   reception   of classical mythology   in Western culture, portrayed or alluded  to in countless forms of art and popular culture including poetry, film, opera, music, and painting.