The Archaic Greeks developed the very first freestanding statuary, an impressive achievement as most sculptures up until then had been reliefs cut into walls and pillars. Kouros figures, sculptures of adolescent, good-looking male or female (kore) Greeks, made up the majority of the sculptures. The kouroi, regarded by the Greeks to portray beauty,

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Sculptors garnished the lavish columns and archways with renderings of the greek gods until the time came to a close and most Greeks had begun to think of their theology as superstitious rather than sacred; at that time, it grew to be more common for sculptors be paid to show everyday individuals as well. Portraiture came to be widespread as well,