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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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