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- proper noun Greek mythology
Artemis , in her incarnation as the 'nurse of youths'
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Ancient Greek κουροτρόφος, meaning "rearing boys" or "bringing up boys".
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Pythium, the Olympieum, the temple of Ge _Kourotrophos_, and
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Page 63 mentions [131] as the last shrines which he sees before entering the upper city, those of Ge _Kourotrophos_ and Demeter Chloe, which must therefore have been situated on the southwest slope of the Acropolis.
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The country-woman who puts her child to sleep in the great, cradle-like basket for winnowing the corn remembers Demeter _Kourotrophos_, the mother of corn and children alike, and makes it a little coat out of the dress worn by its father at his initiation into her mysteries ....
Books and Culture Hamilton Wright Mabie 1880
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