Is this Undeniable Evidence some Statues were once Alive I say Yes

Ovid wrote about the earliest Gods that created Earth and the he Serious Opening lines I intend to speak of forms changed into new Accompanying this theme is often violence, inflicted upon a victim whose transformation becomes part of the natural I believe statues had actually creatures inside in many cases. There is a great variety among the types of transformations that take place: from human to inanimate objects (Nileus), constellations (Ariadne s Crown), animals (Perdix); from animals (ants) and fungi (mushrooms) to human; of sex (hyenas); and of colour (pebbles)