Kore

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Kore is an alternate name for Persephone, the Greek goddess associated with spring’s growth and the queen of the underworld.

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Label Occurrences
Kore canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek goddess
abductedBy Hades
abductionLocation meadow near Enna
alternateNameOf Persephone
artisticAttribute often shown emerging from the earth
often shown with Demeter
associatedWith agricultural fertility
renewal of nature
spring
vegetation
consequenceOfFood obliged to spend part of year in underworld
consumedFoodInMyth pomegranate seeds
cultCenter Eleusis
Locri Epizephyrii
surface form: Locri

Sicily
culture Ancient Greek religion
depictedAs young woman
domain afterlife
agriculture
fertility
equivalentInRomanMythology Persephone
surface form: Proserpina
father Zeus
gender female
hasNameForm Κόρη
languageOfName Ancient Greek
linkedToPhenomenon change of seasons
majorFestival Eleusinian Mysteries
meaningOfName maiden
mother Demeter
mythologicalCycle Hymn to Demeter
surface form: Homeric Hymn to Demeter
mythologicalTheme cycle of death and rebirth
mother-daughter separation and reunion
pantheon Olympian-associated deities
parentageStatus daughter of Demeter and Zeus
realm earthly world
underworld
role queen of the underworld
seasonalRole bringer of spring
spouse Hades
symbol flowers
pomegranate
sheaf of grain
torch
timeInUnderworld part of each year
timeOnEarth part of each year
underworldRole companion of the dead
worshippedWith Demeter
worshipType mystery cult

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