High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kore is the name given to a type of ancient Greek sculpture of the Archaic period. There are multiple theories on who they represent, and as to whether they represent mortals or deities - one theory is that they represent Persephone the daughter in the triad of the Mother Goddess cults or votary figures to attend the maiden goddess. Kouroi are the youthful male equivalent of Kore statues. They both show the restrained "archaic smile", but - unlike the nude kouroi - korai are depicted in thick drapery, ornate and (in painted examples) very colorful and often have elaborate braided hairdos. (Some of the hair styles of the statues are quite Egyptian and Minoan in style and often resembling the hairstyle of the Gorgon.). Painted kore reconstruction (Glyptotek, Munich) Note the hairstyle of primal earth goddess, the Gorgon, between two lionesses at the apex of a Greek temple facade. They also often have a much more relaxed and natural posture, sometimes with an extended arm. Some, but perhaps not all, korai were painted, with colourful drapery and their skin having a natural coloring.

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