Aristotle and his followers think that sooner or later, a singer stepped out of the dithyramb chorus and started acting out individual characters; this actor was called , and that’s where we get the noun “”

i believe the answer is: a.  abstract forms were often used to represent human figures.

representing human figures in abstract forms is often used in the geometric period, not hellenistic  period.   during the hellenistic  period,   aesthetic value derived from creating arts which mimic the actual shape of a certain object or individuals.

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