kouros
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ionic Ancient Greek κοῦρος (koûros), variant of Attic κόρος (kóros, “boy”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kouros (plural kouroi)
- A sculpture of a naked youth in Ancient Greece, the male equivalent of a kore.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- A redstone kouros from Sounion, this strapping young Amsterdammer, translated into the slenderer grace of the modern graminivore.
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- The smiling kouros is the first fully free-standing sculpture in art.