Kore
Kore, meaning 'the maiden', is an alternate name for Persephone used in ancient Greek religion. The name emphasizes her aspect as the youthful daughter of Zeus and Demeter before her abduction to the underworld.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 800 BCE
- Attested period
- -800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Alternate name for Persephone emphasizing her maiden aspect in ancient Greek religion.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Persephone, Despoina
- co occurs with
- Hera Pais, Hera Teleia, Hera Khera, Moira, Ilythia, Callone, Ngame, Libera, Poseidon Hippios, Plouton, Triptolemus, Iacchos, Theos, Thea, Eubolos, Eubouleus, Eucles, Nike, Aesculapius, Potnia, Hecate, Triple Goddess, Crone, Mother, Maiden, Ana, Nimue, Maris, Demeter, Artemis (Diana), drakaina, Hercules, Enodia, Gaia, Artemis, Athena
- aspect of
- Persephone
- enemy of
- Aphrodite
- consort of
- Hades
- has aspect
- Mistress of the labyrinth
Mentioned by
- Hecate
- Triple Goddess
- Crone
- Mother
- Maiden
- Ana
- Nimue
- Maris
- Demeter
- Artemis (Diana)
- drakaina
- Hercules
- Enodia
- Gaia
- Artemis
- Athena
and 3 more
Sources
Source passages
“Her common name as a vegetation goddess is Kore. Günther Zuntz considers 'Persephone' and 'Kore' as distinct deities and writes that 'no farmer prayed for corn to Persephone'”
#13004 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“the story of the rape of Kore (the triad here Graves said to be Kore, Persephone and Hecate with Demeter the general name of the goddess)”
#19110 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Later, Despoina was conflated with Kore (Persephone), the goddess of the Eleusinian Mysteries, in a life-death-rebirth cycle.”
#28004 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The Priestess of Demeter and Kore, sometimes referred to as the High Priestess of Demeter, was the High Priestess of the Goddesses Demeter and Persephone (Kore) in the Telesterion in Eleusis in Ancient Athens.”
#36665 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The "First Fruits Decree" (5th century BC) requires sacrifices for Demeter and Kore ("the Maiden," usually identified with Persephone), Triptolemus, Theos (God), Thea (Goddess) and Eubolos.”
#38827 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001