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noun, plural ko·rai [kawr-ahy, kohr-ahy] /ˈkɔr aɪ, ˈkoʊr aɪ/.
- Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- Also Core, Cora. (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. Persephone, especially as a symbol of virginity.
in Greek mythology, the daughter of Zeus and Demeter, also called Persephone in her aspect as Hades’s wife, from Greek kore “maiden” (see crescent).