Κόρη
Korē

Greek noun

Last edited: 2025-02-04
Primary meaning Virgo
Literal translation girl
Variants
Κόρη Korē
Κούρη Kourē poetic
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Virgo zodiac sign

Κύπρις δ’ ἐν Ταύρῳ γάνυται νόον, ἐν δέ νυ Κούρῃ Ἑρμείας

‘The mind of the Cyprian (Venus) rejoices in Taurus, that of Mercury in the Girl (Virgo)’

— Dorotheus 1.1.9

Genre: astrological treatise
Date: 1st cent. CE?


Cite this entry
APA (7th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Κόρη (Lemma #2832). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2832/

Chicago (Author-Date)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Κόρη (Lemma #2832). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2832/

MLA (9th)
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025). Κόρη (Lemma #2832). The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2832/

Harvard
Zellmann-Rohrer, M. (2025) Κόρη (Lemma #2832), The ZODIAC Glossary: A Cross-Cultural Glossary of Ancient Astral Science. Available at: https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2832/ (Accessed: December 1, 2025).

BibTeX
@misc{zodiac2832,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-01]},
	author = {Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael},
	year = {2025},
	title = {Κόρη ({Lemma} #2832)},
	url = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2832/},
	howpublished = {https://zodiacglossary.github.io/lemma/2832/},
}