Pygmalion (mythology) was a son, and they also had a daughter, Metharme. Ovid's mention of Paphos suggests that he was drawing on a more circumstantial account than the source for a passing mention of Pygmalion in Pseudo-Apollodorus' "Bibliotheke", a Hellenic mythography of the 2nd-century AD. Perhaps he drew on the lost narrative by Philostephanus that was paraphrased by Clement of Alexandria. "Pygmalion" is the Greek version of the Phoenician royal name "Pumayyaton", and figures in the legend of Paphos in Cyprus. The story of the breath of life in a statue has parallels in the examples of Daedalus, who used quicksilver to
Pygmalion (album) a bonus disc consisting of demo versions of "Pygmalion"-era tracks. "Pygmalion" has been well received by critics. AllMusic called it "a stylistic masterpiece", while BBC Music echoed similar sentiments, writing that "Pygmalion" "remains Halstead and Goswell's masterpiece" and comparing it to the ambient work of Brian Eno. "Head Heritage" wrote that with the album, "Slowdive distilled the expansive aural atmospheres of "Souvlaki" to perfection." "Pitchfork" noted the change in style, describing the album's tracks as "ambient pop dreams that have more in common with post-rock like Disco Inferno than shoegazers like Ride". A negative review came from "Trouser Press", which