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kouros - What does it mean?

Definition of 'kouros'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(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.