The humanistic principle and ideal of beauty comes from Greece. Knowledge of the parts and their relationship with the whole is at the root of beauty and virtue. Beauty is intellectually defined as the harmony of the parts in the whole. Beauty for the Greeks was perfection, proportion and harmony.

Ancient Greece is one of the most fascinating civilizations in history. Known for its rich mythology and impressive cultural achievements. The Greek gods, mirrors of vices and virtues, seem to have been invented to adapt to the lives of men and not to impose their exclusive dogma, as would happen with later monotheistic religions. Coming from the exuberance of mythological legends, they formed the beliefs of a people in whose language the word religion did not exist.