Pygmalion (mythology) Pygmalion (mythology) Pygmalion (; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων "Pugmalíōn", "gen".: Πυγμαλίωνος) 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. In Ovid's narrative, Pygmalion was a Cypriot sculptor who carved a woman out of ivory. According to Ovid, after seeing the Propoetides he was "not interested in women", but his statue was so beautiful and realistic that he fell in love with it. In time, Aphrodite's festival
Pygmalion Music Festival ran from September 25–28. Lineup (headliners in bold) CHVRCHES, American Football, Panda Bear, Real Estate, Tycho, Sun Kil Moon, Deafheaven, Speedy Ortiz, Mutual Benefit, Ex Hex, Wooden Shjips, Common Loon, Elsinore The 2015 Pygmalion Festival will run from September 23–27. Lineup (headliners in bold) Run the Jewels, Ride, Purity Ring, Sylvan Esso, Tune-yards, Zola Jesus, Strands of Oaks, Whitey Morgan and the 78's, Ryley Walker, Bully, and many more. Pygmalion Music Festival The Pygmalion Festival is a multi-day festival named for the Slowdive album of the same name, which takes place in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, United States every September. Shows run