LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Pygmălĭon

Meaning

  1. Grandson of Agenor

Pygmălĭon, ōnis, m., = Πυγμαλίων.
I. Grandson of Agenor, who became enamoured of a statue he had made, and to which, at his earnest petition, Venus gave life, Ov. M. 10, 243 sq.; Arn. 6, 206.—
II. Son of Belus, king of Tyre, and brother of Dido, Verg. A. 1, 347; Just. 18, 4, 3; 11.—Hence,
B. Pygmălĭōnēus, a, um, adj., Pygmalionian, poet. for Phœnician: terra, Sil. 1, 21; also for Carthaginian, id. 6, 532.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPygmalionPygmalion (Πυγμαλίων). 1. A king of Cyprus and father of Metharme. (Apollod. 3.14.3.) He is said to have fallen in love with the ivory image of a maid…

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What does Pygmălĭon mean in Latin?
Pygmălĭon, a proper noun, means “Grandson of Agenor”.