Kourotrophos

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Kourotrophos is an epithet meaning “nurturer of children,” highlighting a deity’s role as protector and caretaker of the young.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kourotrophos canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cult title
epithet
appliedTo Aphrodite
Artemis
Eileithyia
Hera
various local mother goddesses
associatedWith fertility
motherhood
nurturing of the young
protection of the young
category epithets of Greek deities
domain childbirth
early childhood
family life
etymology from Greek kouros (boy, child) and trepho (to nourish, rear)
function to emphasize a deity’s role as caretaker of children
to emphasize a deity’s role as protector of children
language Ancient Greek
meaning nurturer of children
religion ancient Greek religion
usedFor deities associated with child rearing
deities associated with the care of children
deities associated with the protection of children
worshipContext household cults
local civic cults

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leto epithet Kourotrophos
Artemis epithet Kourotrophos