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Pygmalion (Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων Pugmaliōn; Latin: Pygmalion) was king of Tyre from 831 to 785 BCE and a son of King Mattan I (840–832 BC).
The King of Tyre was the ruler of Tyre, the ancient Phoenician city in what is now Lebanon. The traditional list of 12 kings, with reigns dated to 990–785 BC, is derived from the lost history of Menander of Ephesus as quoted by Josephus in Against Apion I. 116–127. [1]
c.825 - c.785 BC. King of Tyre. Pygmalion was the last important king of Tyre, who defended his fortress city against Assyria and the advancing Greek colonists. He advanced Phoenician influence along the North African coast.
Pygmalion and Galatea: plot summary. There are actually two Pygmalions in classical mythology. The first one was a king of Tyre, the son of Mutto and the brother of Elissa. Elissa is better-known to us as Dido, of the Dido and Aeneas love story.
Pygmalion (Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων Pugmaliōn; Latin: Pygmalion) was king of Tyre from 831 to 785 BCE and a son of King Mattan I (840–832 BCE).
The governments of such Phoenician cities as Tyre, Sidon, and Byblos were led by hereditary monarchs throughout their history. Those individual cities typically acted autonomously from each other and only rarely did they form mutual alliances.
Pygmalion of Tyre was king from 831 to 785 BCE. During his reign, Tyre expanded its trading empire to the Mediterranean, including Carthage. His name comes from the Greek "Pugmaliōn" and has been identified as the Phoenician 'Pumayyaton'.
