kore

ko·re

noun

pl. kor·ai,

A sculpture representing a standing young woman clothed in long robes, especially one produced in Greece before the fifth century BC.

Origin of kore

Greek korē young girl, kore ; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.

kore

kore

c. 530 bc Greek marble statue

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Noun

(plural korai or kores)

(art, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.

Related terms

korephilia

Origin

From Ancient Greek ÎºÏŒÏÎ· (korÄ“, “girl, maiden").

Proper noun

(Greek mythology) The birth name of Persephone/Proserpina, the queen of the Underworld/Hades, and goddess of the seasons and of vegetation. She is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; and the wife of Hades.
(rare) A female given name.

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Overbeck, "Demeter and Kore" in Griechische Kunstmythologie, ii.
Jial no kOi tada benevolence of conduct only kore nomi.
Myth explained it as a celebration of the capture of Kore by Plouton.'
Their cult at an early date was united with that of Demeter and Kore, with the result that two pairs of Cabeiri appeared, Hephaestus and Demeter, and Cadmilus and Kore.
It is considered probable that the festival was originally held in honour of Athena, but that the growing importance of the Eleusinia caused it to be attached to Demeter and Kore.

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