Kore

E214361

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

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kore canonical 8

How this entity was disambiguated

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 ⓘ
linked to: Locri Epizephyrii

Sicily ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
depictedAs young woman ⓘ
domain afterlife ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
equivalentInRomanMythology Proserpina ⓘ
linked to: Persephone
father Zeus ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasNameForm Κόρη ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
linkedToPhenomenon change of seasons ⓘ
majorFestival Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
meaningOfName maiden ⓘ
mother Demeter ⓘ
mythologicalCycle Homeric Hymn to Demeter ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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