The earliest Greek word for a statue is "delight" (, agalma), and the sculptors tried to create forms which would inspire such guiding vision.
ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɡɹˈiːk wˈɜːd fɚɹə stˈætʃuː ɪz "dᵻlˈaɪt", ˈæɡælmə, ænd ðə skˈʌlptɚz tɹˈaɪd tə kɹiːˈeɪt fˈɔːɹmz wˌɪtʃ wʊd ɪnspˈaɪɚ sˈʌtʃ ɡˈaɪdɪŋ vˈɪʒən.