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kouros
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kou·ros  (krs)
n. pl. kou·roi (kroi)
A sculpture representing a standing nude young man, especially one produced in Greece before the fifth century b.c.

[Greek, boy; see ker-2 in Indo-European roots.]


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Look for the tall, dramatic kouroi, archaic statues of young gods, and the stunning gold treasures from excavations of Mycenae''s royal tombs.
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