kore

Noun (1)

kore (plural korai)

1. (sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.
   • Mus. No 685: Archaic kore of island marble (500-490 B. C.) 4 ft high. Attic work. This kore is not wearing the Ionian smile, but a look of solemn gravity. She does not gather up her robes with the left hand like the other kores,[…].1966, Spyros Meletzēs, Helenē A. Papadakē, Akropolis and Museum, page 42
   • Ducat believes that all the kore plastic vessels wearing transverse himatia ending in stepped folds over the abdomen originate in Rhodes (1966: 72).1995, Irene Bald Romano, University of Pennsylvania Museum, The Terracotta Figurines and Related Vessels, page 14

Proper noun capitalized: Kore

IPA/ˈkɔːriː/

Kore

1. (Greek) 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.
2. A moon of Jupiter.
3. (rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
4. (rare) A surname.

Noun (2) capitalized: Kore

Kore pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) A people living on Lamu Island on the northern Kenyan coast.