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Post by MjolnirH on Oct 15, 2007 8:10:02 GMT -5
maybe its just me being nit picky, but can you spot the mythological goof up
The idea of romance between humanity and our artistic and/or mechanical creations dates back to ancient times, with the Greek myth of the sculptor Pygmalion falling in love with the ivory statue he made named Galatea, to which the goddess Venus eventually granted life.
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Post by Rincewind on Oct 15, 2007 8:11:56 GMT -5
I'm a bit fuzzy on the details of the legend, but I think it's that Venus is a Roman goddess. The Greek version would be Aphrodite, I suppose.
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Post by MjolnirH on Oct 15, 2007 8:16:07 GMT -5
yup that's it 50 gold to rincewind!!!  |
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Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Oct 15, 2007 19:32:49 GMT -5
Can you name the Broadway play, and eventually movie, that was based upon the myth?
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Post by Rincewind on Oct 15, 2007 19:38:02 GMT -5
Not that 80's movie Mannequin?
Eh, probably not, but that was my best guess.
Edit: I know it's wrong. I looked now. But you've got to admit it would be a funnier answer if I got it right.
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Post by Dmitri on Oct 16, 2007 14:14:36 GMT -5
Pygmalion was a play, don't know if what ever performed on Broadway, and frankly, I forget if it was written by Voltaire or Moliere or Shaw...
I guess I am just confused...
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Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Oct 16, 2007 19:49:45 GMT -5
The answer is.....My Fair Lady.
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Post by Rincewind on Oct 16, 2007 21:39:51 GMT -5
Aye, that it is. Although Pygmalion was also a play and a movie. I don't think it was necessarily on Broadway, though.
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Post by MjolnirH on Oct 22, 2007 9:14:15 GMT -5
I don't remember elisa being a statue that came to life, or is it her being his "creation" and him not being able to do without her in the end?
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Post by Lady Winter Wolf on Oct 25, 2007 3:33:35 GMT -5
or is it her being his "creation" and him not being able to do without her in the end? That was the main concept. |
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