Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
KORE
Persephone, Despoina, Kore, Cora
(noun) (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
kore (plural korai or kores)
(arts, sculpture) An Ancient Greek statue of a woman, portrayed standing, usually clothed, painted in bright colours and having an elaborate hairstyle.
Coordinate terms
• kouros (statue of a male)
Anagrams
• kero, oker, roke
Etymology
Proper noun
Kore
(Greek god) 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.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter.
(rare) A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Anagrams
• kero, oker, roke
Source: Wiktionary
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