"Hellenism is the pot on the stove, the scoop for the embers, the jug of milk, it is the furnishings, the crockery, what surrounds the body; Hellenism is the warmth of the domestic hearth, perceived as sacred, it is everything belonging to man that puts him in contact with a part of the outside world [...]. Hellenism is purposely surrounding man with furnishings instead of just any objects, transforming the latter into furniture, humanizing the surrounding world, infusing it with a subtle teleological warmth. Hellenism is the stove by which a man sits and enjoys the warmth it emanates, so akin to the warmth he has inside. (Osip Emilyevich Mandelshtam)"
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