noun
kore
Kore (noun) means an Ancient Greek sculpture depicting a standing woman, generally dressed, coloured brightly and with an intricate hairstyle.
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An Ancient Greek sculpture depicting a standing woman, generally dressed, coloured brightly and with an intricate hairstyle.
"Inscribed dedications often took the form of korai (singular: kore): statues, usually life-size or larger of female figures, generally goddesses."
— Matthew Dillon, Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion (2002)
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Etymology
This comes from Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl, maiden”).
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"kore" (noun) means an Ancient Greek sculpture depicting a standing woman, generally dressed, coloured brightly and with an intricate hairstyle.
