Chapter V
Pygmalion. Dryope. Venus and Adonis. Apollo and Hyacinthus. Ceyx and Halcyone.
Daedalus and Icarus
Chapter V
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Pygmalion.
Dryope.
Venus
and
Adonis.
Apollo
and
Hyacinthus.
Ceyx
and
Halcyone.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Pygmalion.
/ˌpɪɡˈmeɪljən/
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Dryope.
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Venus
and
Adonis.
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Apollo
and
Hyacinthus.
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Ceyx
and
Halcyone.
Learner Dictionary
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pygmalion
noun
US /ˌpɪɡˈmeɪljən/
(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
From this reading “Pygmalion.”
Collocations
Pygmalion DryopeA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Dryope VenusA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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Adonis
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From this reading Venus and Adonis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Venus and Adonis.
Apollo
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From this reading Apollo and Hyacinthus.
Ceyx
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From this reading Ceyx and Halcyone.
Dryope
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From this reading Dryope.
Halcyone
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From this reading Ceyx and Halcyone.
Hyacinthus
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From this reading Apollo and Hyacinthus.
PygmalionnounUS /ˌpɪɡˈmeɪljən/
(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea
From this reading Pygmalion.
Venus
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From this reading Venus and Adonis.