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Archivesattn. Kassios and Pavlos! KORINNA > kore
KORINNA is usually (as on this site) derived from Greek "kore" (girl, virgin, young woman). Now I am wondering, how this name came into being. Was Kore originally a byname? For a woman with young looks? For an (old? priestly?) virgin? I know it was a (euphemistic?) byname of the goddess Persephone.
"kore" also means "doll", "pupil" (of the eye) and "apple of the eye". The idea is the same as in Latin (pupa > pupilla): I can see a small image of myself in the eye of my vis-Ã -vis. Now "apple of my eye" would be a nice origin for such a name as well, so I would like to know: How early was the vocabulary word "kore" used in that sense?
"kore" also means "doll", "pupil" (of the eye) and "apple of the eye". The idea is the same as in Latin (pupa > pupilla): I can see a small image of myself in the eye of my vis-Ã -vis. Now "apple of my eye" would be a nice origin for such a name as well, so I would like to know: How early was the vocabulary word "kore" used in that sense?
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