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The evolution of Greek sculpture from the rigid kouros statues of the seventh and sixth centuries BC to the naturalistic Kritios Boy (circa 480 BC) corresponded with a seismic political change in Athens that spread to other city-states. Despotism (rule by one) was replaced by democracy (rule by all male citizens) in 508 BC. Kouros (“youthful boy”) statues represented the old order and the aristocracy — rigid, powerful, proud. The more naturalistic Kritios Boy represents democracy — relaxed, graceful, and realistic. Kritios Boy looked like an idealized version of the man in the street, as opposed to a stiff superhero like kouros.