kore

ko·re

K0102775 (kôr′ē, kôr′ā)n. pl. kor·ai (kôr′ī) A sculpture representing a standing young woman clothed in long robes, especially one produced in Greece before the fifth century bc.

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

kore

(ˈkɔːreɪ) n (Art Terms) an ancient Greek statue of a young woman wearing clothes

kore

A female draped statue found in Archaic Greek art as a votive offering or placed on a grave. Similar male statues are called kouros.

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Noun

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Kore - (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman ProserpinaCora, Despoina, PersephoneGreek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

Translations

κόρη