The story of Pygmalion and Galatea starts of in ancient
Greece on an island called Cyprus. One day a group of women, the Propoetides,
refused to acknowledge Aphrodite as a goddess. Aphrodite proceeds to turn them
into prostitutes. Pygmalion sees this and swears off all women. However one day
Pygmalion creates a sculptor of a beautiful woman. It is so beautiful he falls
in love with it. One he goes to a festival in honor of Aphrodite and prays to
the goddess to find him a woman as beautiful as his statue. Aphrodite grants
his wish and turns the statue into a woman who he calls Galatea. They then get
married and have two children, Paphos and Metharme.
Pontikis, Nick. "Pygmalion & Galatea." Myth Man's Greatest Love Stories. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
If I could bring any fictional character to life I would
have to choose the entire “Friends”
cast. “Friends” has to be my all time
favorite show. One of my goals in life is to find a group of friends to have
fun with and love and care about me as much as they care about each other. Each
character is so different yet they mesh so well. They all contain different,
admirable traits. Rachel is strong and determined. She went from being a
privileged princess into a successful businesswoman. After all the ups and
downs of being independent she never once turned back. She stuck it out and
moved up in her job. When you think of a word to describe Phoebe it’d have to
be quirky. However through out the show she is more than just quirky; she is
selfless. We see her give birth to triplets as a surrogate for her brother and
his wife, she plays wing woman for Joey and there is an entire episode in which
she looks to do a deed, which is truly selfless. Monica may be bossy but she
always has good intentions. We see this when she throws Rachel’s baby shower;
she just wants everything to be perfect. Joey has to be my favorite out of the
six. He’s not very smart but he would do anything for anyone. He writes a
letter to the adoption agency for Monica and Chandler, becomes a priest to
marry Monica and Chandler and he sets Phoebe up with her future husband. Along
with Joey, Chandler is also always there for the other characters. When Joey is
in need of money he’s there to loan him some and is always there to give advice
(even though it may not be the best). The last out of the crew is Ross. Ross
may be rather annoying but he is loyal. He sticks by Carol (even though she
cheated on him), he loves Rachel through out the entire series and he is always
a good brother and friend. These friends always stand by each other and continue
to have fun. I hope to one-day poses the same character traits and find a group
of people just like them.
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