Kore

Kore, in Greek religion

Kore, in Greek religion: see Persephone.

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Kore, in the Bible

Kore (kō`rē), in the Bible.

1 Family of temple doorkeepers.

2 Levite under Hezekiah.

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kore

Type of freestanding statue of a maiden (the female counterpart of the kouros) that appeared with the beginning of Greek monumental sculpture (c. 700 BC) and remained to the end of the Archaic period (c. 500 BC). Carved from marble and originally painted, the kore is a draped female figure standing erect with feet together or one foot slightly advanced. One arm is often extended, holding an offering; the other is lowered, usually clasping a fold of drapery. As in all Greek art, the kore evolved from a highly stylized form to a more naturalistic one. Its prototypes are found in Egyptian and Mesopotamian art.

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Kore

name for Persephone as symbol of annual vegetation cycle. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: NCE, 1637]

See : Farming

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Kore

a statue of a standing draped maiden. Widespread in archaic Greek art, this form also appeared in Ionian statuary in the second quarter of the sixth century B.C.. The kore subsequently became a part of the art of Attica. Archaic immobility and rigidity are combined with subtle, austere elegance in the korai of Ionia and Attica. Ionian korai, draped in magnificent robes, are marked by a detailed rendering of the sculptured surface. Attic korai are less rigid and have more generalized drapery.

REFERENCE

Richter, G. M. A. Korai: Archaic Greek Maidens. London, 1968.