Pyg·mies also Pig·mies. 1. Greek Mythology A member of a race of dwarfs. 2. also pygmy A member of any of various peoples, especially of equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia, having an average height less than 5 feet (1.5 meters).

What is the meaning of Pygmalion?

: a king of Cyprus who makes a female figure of ivory that is brought to life for him by Aphrodite.

What exactly is a pygmy?

1 often capitalized : any of a race of dwarfs described by ancient Greek authors. 2 capitalized : any of a small people of equatorial Africa ranging under five feet (1.5 meters) in height. 3a(1) : an unusually small person. (2) : an insignificant or unimpressive person an intellectual pygmy.