The sexual use of inanimate objects designed in human likeness has deep historical roots, dates back to ancient Greece. The tale, as a part of Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphoses in 8 A.D. Pinocchio, goes like this: A sculptor carves a statue in the shape of a beautiful woman. It’s so beautiful that he falls in love with her, prays that she could become real, has his wish granted, and lives happily ever after.