Liv Reads Ovid: The Metamorphoses, Book X
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Festal Day of Venus
Pygmalion prayed for a wife to be made of ivory. Golden Venus heard his prayer, and gave sign that her divinity favored him. Pygmalion kissed the image-made woman many times while she was on her couch. The statue bride then gave birth to Paphos, from which famed event the island takes its name. But if my verse has charmed your thought, do not give me such credit in this part. Convince yourself it cannot be true life."
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