Who was the king of Cyprus who carved a stone statue of a beautiful maiden?

The king of Cyprus who carved a stone statue of a beautiful maiden was Pygmalion. According to Greek mythology, he was a sculptor who fell in love with his own creation, a statue he named Galatea. He prayed to the goddess Aphrodite to bring the statue to life, and she granted his wish, transforming Galatea into a living woman. This story is famously recounted in Ovid's "Metamorphoses."