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In the News (Mon 6 Oct 08)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Pygmalion fell in love with an ivory statue he had crafted with his own hands, and in answer to his prayers, the goddess Aphrodite brought it to life and united the couple in marriage.
She bore him a son Paphus—the eponym of the city of Paphos—and Metharme.
Bibliotheke, the Hellenistic compendium of myth long attributed to Apollodorus, mentions a daughter of Pygmalion named Metharme.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Galatea_(mythology)   (412 words)

  
 Metharme lanata
A new colection of Metharme lanata (Zygophyllaceae) at the Región de Tarapacá (I), Chile.
La única especie, Metharme lanata Phil., fue descrita por R. Philippi en 1891, basada en una planta colectada por su hijo Federico, en la localidad de quebrada de Chacarillas, cercana a la localidad de Pica, en la Región de Tarapacá (I).
Metharme lanata Phil., ex Engler in Engler und Prantl, Natürl.
www.chlorischile.cl /metharme/Metharme.htm   (637 words)

  
 Cinyras
In Greek mythology, King Cinyras of Cyprus was a son of Apollo and husband of Metharme.
Cinyras and his father, Apollo, held a musical contest to see who was a better musician with a lyre.
On Cyprus, Cinyras was revered as the creator of art and musical instruments such as the flute.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ki/Kinuras.html   (52 words)

  
 Galatea (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pygmalion was so devoted to the cult of Aphrodite that he made the statue and kept it on his couch.
The daimon of the goddess entered into the cult image, and the living Galatea bore Pygmalion Paphus—the eponym of the city of Paphos—and Metharme.
but perhaps the successful suitor of Metharme, founded the city of Paphos on Cyprus, under the patronage of Aphrodite, and built the great temple to the goddess there.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Metharme   (555 words)

  
 ITIS Results of Search in null Kingdom for Scientific Name null 'Metharme'
ITIS Results of Search in null Kingdom for Scientific Name null 'Metharme'
Results of: Search in null Kingdom for Scientific Name null 'Metharme'
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www.itis.gov /servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_value=Metharme&search_topic=Scientific_Name   (81 words)

  
 Pygmalion and Galatea Homework Page
Aphrodite blessed them with happiness and love in return, and permitted both of them to live long and blissful lives.
They had two daughters named Paphos and Metharme.
Pygmalion saw so much to blame in women that he came at last to abhor the sex, and resolved to live unmarried.
www.thanasis.com /pygmal.htm   (943 words)

  
 BlurtIt: A sculptor was made to fall in love by Aphrodite with a sculpture ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The sculptor in question is none other than Pygmalion, the king of Cyprus, whom Ovid portrayed as the fabled sculptor who was obsessed with his creation and muse, Galatea, whom he considered to be the most beautiful woman.
Pygmalion was the father of Metharme, who was married to Cinyas.
He was madly in love with the statue and dressed her up in the best of clothes every morning, and was immensely attracted to her beauty and grace.
www.blurtit.com /q951224.html   (346 words)

  
 CYPRUSIVE - North Cyprus Web Guide - Mythology
The union of Pygmalion and Galataea - so named on account of her milk white skin - produced Paphos, whose son kinyras founded the city of Paphos where he raised a temple to Aphrodite renowned in ancient times.
Metharme, the wife of the priest-king Kinyras, foolishly boasted that er daughter Myrrha (Smyrna) excelled Aphrodite in beauty.
The orned goddess retaliated by inspiring in Myrrha a lust for her father.
www.cyprusive.com /default.asp?CID=213   (1119 words)

  
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As Pygmalion’s act of sculpting has become the finished work of statue and “sleeping love,” Tabios’ act of writing has changed, also, into a finished work of poet and woman.
Oddly enough, the result of Pygmalion and Galatea’s sexual union is the birth of Metharme, whose name, according to Robert Graves, means “change”.
The surrender of the poet to the poem — like the poem’s central figure of Pygmalion who surrenders to his art — is given a sexual resonance.
www.angelfire.com /zine/bluefifth/Winter2006/Review.html   (1230 words)

  
 Tales of Lovers
Adonis could possibly be the son of Cinyras, son of Megassares, and of Metharme, daughter of Pygmalion.
Shortly after his death, Narcissus was transformed into flower, a yellow centre around white petals.
Pygmalion was the king of Cyprus, and was the father of Metharme.
www.timelessmyths.com /classical/lovers.html   (6726 words)

  
 Jesus & Adonis Parallels - A Christian Response   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The tree later bursts open (or is broken open by a wild boar, or struck by an arrow fired by Theias) and Adonis emerges.
In other versions, his mother is Queen Metharme of Cyprus or Aephesiboea, but I've found no references to either of them being virgins.
Critics also claim that Adonis died and was resurrected.
www.kingdavid8.com /Copycat/JesusAdonis.html   (238 words)

  
 Who was Who in Roman Times: Family tree of Metharme
Who was Who in Roman Times: Family tree of Metharme
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www.romansonline.com /Famy.asp?IntID=9006&Ename=Metharme   (88 words)

  
 Pygmalion
Pygmalion, a king of Tyre, brother of Queen Dido of Carthage.
Pygmalion, Cyprus, a mythical king of Cyprus, father of Metharme, grandfather of Adonis.
Pygmalion, a 1912 play by George Bernard Shaw.
bulfinch.englishatheist.org /b/pantheon/Pygmalion.html   (211 words)

  
 Neruda metharme
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Geographical distribution of Neruda metharme and Neruda godmani.
Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Margarita Beltran at
tolweb.org /Neruda_metharme/72876   (159 words)

  
 Projects, PLAYS Directory @ Film-North
Pygmalion married she who had been a statue and Aphrodite, who had given life to it came to the wedding.
According to some their daughter Paphos was mother of King Cinyras of Cyprus and sometimes it is said that Cinyras married Metharme and that one of their children was Adonis.
Cinyras promised to send fifty ships against Troy but sent only one.
afronord.tripod.com /plays/projects.html   (1005 words)

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