Pygmalion was a sculptor who made beautiful sculptures of women made out of ivory. They were so beautiful and prefect he could never love anyone who was not a perfect or as beautiful as his sculptures. One day he asked Venus to make him a wife like his "one like my ivory virgin" when he retured home Pygmalion went to kiss his statue but, she was warm. Venus had turned his statue into a person his perfect wife.
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