Even the shape of the hydria can be seen as human. Potters refer to the parts of large standing vessels by the same terms we use for parts of the the human body.
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The Greeks thought human beings were wonderful; they even
thought of their gods as human beings. The Greek writer Sophocles said:
"The world is full of wonders; but nothing is more wonderful than man."
Even the shape of the hydria can be seen as human. Potters refer to the parts of large standing vessels by the same terms we use for parts of the the human body.
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