Loving stone

* For those who are were in mythology,Venus is the Roman equivalent of Greek Aphrodite.


In Cyprus,there was a man named Pygmalion who is Venus's master sculptor,most of the statues in Venus's temples were carved by him.

Although,he is a devotee of Venus,he never felt any lust for women. Some say he lost his lust after seeing the Propoetides prostituting themselves. His Mother and Nurse kept inviting women to feast at their house in hopes that Pygmalion would open his heart to one of them.But he kept to himself,planning on his next masterpiece for Venus's temples.

One day,he gotten orders to carve a statue for Venus's newest temple.The temple priestess sent him a block of marble. He worked night and day to create his greatest piece so that he could show his devotion to Venus. He worked without stopping for eating nor sleeping.

After a few weeks,he walked out of his studio and told his Mother and Nurse that the statue is completed. His Nurse wanted to send a msg to temple priestess so that she could collect the statue but Pygmalion forbid her,saying that he is willing to pay the price for the marble but he isn't going to give it to Venus. His Mother and Nurse was shocked at his statement and said that he is inviting Venus's wrath onto himself and he said that," Let all the Gods and Goddesses send me into the depths of Tartarus but I'll will never give this statue back".

Pygmalion stared at the statue day and night,even moved his bed into the studio where the statue was cos he had fallen in love with it. The statue was indeed the finest creation of Pygmalion.Her curves were perfect,her lips were succulent,her eyes were radiant,in short if the statue is placed next to Cyprus's beauties,the statue's beauty would dim the rest.

One day,Pygmalion couldn't stand the nagging of his Mother,Nurse and the temple priestess and his passion for the statue was driving him to the brink of insanity,he went to the temple and asked Venus a single boon.He pleaded and begged at Venus for he has done nothing wrong,his reasoning was since heteros and homos could find love,why can't he fall in love with statue.

Out of pity for her most devoted devotee,Venus replied his pleas and grant him his wish,She told him to go back and plant a kiss on the statue's lips and what is stone would be flesh.

Pygmalion rushed back and did what Venus told him to do and to the amazement of his Mother and Nurse,he finally found his woman.