PSY′CHE. The wife of Cupid. The name is Greek, signifying the soul or
spirit.
PYGMA′LION. A famous sculptor who had resolved to remain unmarried,
but he made such a beautiful statue of a goddess that he begged Venus
to give it life. His request being granted, Pygmalion married the
animated statue.
“Few, like Pygmalion, doat on lifeless charms,
Or care to clasp a statue in their arms.”