The statue was brought to life by which goddess?

The statue was brought to life by which goddess?

• A. Athena
• B. Hera
• C. Demeter
• D. Aphrodite

Answer: (D)

In this myth, the act of giving life to a statue comes from invoking love and beauty. A sculptor named Pygmalion carves Galatea and grows to love the statue as if it were real. He pleads to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, asking her to make the figure live. Aphrodite grants that wish, and Galatea becomes a real woman, whom Pygmalion marries. The other goddesses—Athena, Hera, and Demeter—are associated with different realms (wisdom and crafts, queenly power, and agriculture, respectively) and don’t partake in this story of animating a statue. So the goddess who brings the statue to life is Aphrodite.

In this myth, the act of giving life to a statue comes from invoking love and beauty. A sculptor named Pygmalion carves Galatea and grows to love the statue as if it were real. He pleads to Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty, asking her to make the figure live. Aphrodite grants that wish, and Galatea becomes a real woman, whom Pygmalion marries. The other goddesses—Athena, Hera, and Demeter—are associated with different realms (wisdom and crafts, queenly power, and agriculture, respectively) and don’t partake in this story of animating a statue. So the goddess who brings the statue to life is Aphrodite.