| Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
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korê, hê, orig. korWa (v. infr. B), with kor-ê even in Att. Prose and Trag. dialogue; Dor. and Aeol. kora, Aristoph. Lys. 1308 (lyr.), Alc.14, also Trag. in lyr. as Aesch. Supp. 145, Soph. OT 508, Eur. Tro. 561, and in the pr. n.: koura Pind. O. 13.65, and twice in Trag. (in lyr.), v. infr. I.3: Ion. kourê, as always in Hom. (korê first in HH 2.439): Dor. also kôra Theoc.6.36, also Boeot., Corinn.Supp.1.48, au=Corinn. Supp. 2.60 (but kora IG7.71012, Aristoph. Ach. 883, cf. korikos, korilla):-- fem.of koros, kouros.
1. girl, êüte kourê nêpiê hê th' hama mêtri theous' anelesthai anôgei Hom. Il. 16.7; mête paida mête koran Schwyzer 324.12 (Delph., iv B. C.); eteke koran IG42 (au=IG 1).au=IG =lr (Epid.); with reference to virginity, maiden, korên . . ouket', all' ezeugmenên Soph. Trach. 536; pais k. Aristoph. Lys. 595, Dem. 21.79 codd.; parthenikê k. E.Epigr.2; adelphê k. Thuc. 6.56; anedexanto tas koras pempsein en Ilion Schwyzer 366 ti=Schwyzer A2 (Tolophon, iii B. C.); of Nymphs, Pind. P. 3.78; enalioi k. sea-nymphs, Aristoph. Thes. 325 (lyr.): Com., presbeira pentêkonta Kôpaidôn koran, of eels, IDEM=Aristoph. Ach. 883; teuthis kai Phalêrikê k., i.e. aphuê, Eub.75.4; of maiden-goddesses, however old, as the Eumenides, Aesch. Eum. 68, Soph. OC 127 (lyr.); the Phorcids, Aesch. PB 794; the Sphinx, Soph. OT 508 (lyr.); the Fates, Plat. Rep. 617d.
2. of a bride, Hom. Od. 18.279; young wife, Hom. Il. 6.247, Eur. Orest. 1438 (lyr.), Hdn.3.10.8; or concubine, as Briseis, Hom. Il. 1.98, au=Hom. Il. 1.337=lr, au=Hom. Il. 2.689; katachusmata . . katachei tou numphiou kai tês k. the bride, Theopomp.Com.14; of a hetaira, AP5.4 (Stat.Flacc.), 219 (Agath.).
3. with gen. of a pr. n. added, daughter, numphai kourai Dios Hom. Il. 6.420, cf. Sapph.65, Eur. Hel. 168 (lyr.), ti=Eur. Andr. 897, etc.; k. Dios, of Athene, Aesch. Eum. 415; Lêtôia korê, of Artemis, IDEM=A.Fr.170, Soph. El. 570; k. Inacheia, k. Thestias, Aesch. PB 589, Eur. Hel. 133; Gês te kai Skotou korai, i.e. the Furies, Soph. OC 40; in Thess. Prose, Aischulis Saturoi (gen.) kora IG9(2).1035 (Gyrton): without gen., Berl.Sitzb. 1927.7 (Locr., V B.C.): in voc., koura my daughter, Aesch. Seven 148, Soph. OC 180 (both lyr.); korai Aristoph. Peace 119.
4. metaph., of a colony, Kumês k. Hom.Epigr.1.2; of newly-launched ships, Lyc.24.
II. puppet, doll, as a child's plaything, Hyp.Fr.199 (v. infr. V), D.Chr.31.153; small votive image, Plat. Phaedrus 230b.
III. pupil of the eye, because a little image appears therein (v. Plat. Alc. 1.133a), kuklopa kourên Emp.84.8, cf. S.Fr.710, Eur. Hec. 972, al., Aristoph. Wasps 7, Hp.Prorrh.2.20, Gal.UP10.4, Ruf.Onom.23; hai kaloumenai k. IG42(1).122.67 (Epid., iv B. C.); K. kosmou, title of Hermetic tract, Stob.1.49.44 tit.
IV. long sleeve reaching over the hand, Xen. Hell. 2.1.8.
V. the Attic drachma, because it bore a head of Athena, misinterpr. of Hyp.l.c.ap.Poll.9.74.
VI. = hupereikon, Hp.ap.Gal.19.113.
VII. Archit., female figures as supports, Caryatids, tous lithous . . tous epi tôn korôn IG12.372.86 (Erechtheum).
B. Korê, Dor. Kora (Cret. Kôra GDI5047), Ion. Kourê, Arc.(?) KorWa IG5(2).554 (provenance unknown), hê:--the Daughter (of Demeter), ti=IG Persephone, têi Mêtri kai têi Korêi (v.l. Kourêi) Hdt. 8.65; nai tan Koran Aristoph. Wasps 1438; Dêmêtêr kai K. IDEM=Aristoph. Thes. 298, Xen. Hell. 6.3.6, IG2.1217, etc.; tês Korês harpastheisês Isoc. 4.28: less freq. K. Dêmêtros Eur. Alc. 358, cf. Aristoph. Frogs 337; K. tên Dios kai Dêmêtros Isoc. 10.20. |
