Corus (mythology)
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Short description: Figure in Greek mythology
In Greek mythology, Corus[pronunciation?] or Koros (Ancient Greek: Κόρος) was the spirit (daemon) and personification of surfeit and disdain. He was said to be the son of Hybris (Arrogance), daughter of Dyssebeia (Impiety).[1]
Notes
- ↑ Pindar, Nemean Ode 13.10; Olympian Ode 13.10; Herodotus, Histories 8.77.1
References
- Herodotus, The Histories with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920. ISBN:0-674-99133-8. Online version at the Topos Text Project. Greek text available at Perseus Digital Library.
- Pindar, Odes translated by Diane Arnson Svarlien. 1990. Nemean Odes: Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Olympian Odes: Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
- Pindar, The Odes of Pindar including the Principal Fragments with an Introduction and an English Translation by Sir John Sandys, Litt.D., FBA. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1937. Nemean Odes: Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Olympian Odes: Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
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