Good point, I had forgotten about Pygmalion and his Galatea (the female robot in Bicentennial Man is named for her I think).
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Originally Posted by Roger Parkinson
The fantasy women stories go back a little further. Don't forget Ovid's Pymalion about a fellow who carved a woman out of marble (he didn't like the live offerings) and the statue came to life with a little help from the gods. |