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Kourotrophos

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Kourotrophos ({{lang-el|κουροτρόφος}}, "child nurturer") is the name that was given in ancient Greece to gods and goddesses whose properties included their ability to protect young people. Numerous gods called by this adjective, including but not limited to Athena, Apollo, Hermes, Hecate, Aphrodite, Artemis, and Eileithyia.^[1] They were usually depicted holding a baby in their arms.^[2]

Also, Kourotrophos was a secondary deity of the city of Athens, who was not among the twelve known gods of Olympus. She appeared as the protector of children and young people and a sanctuary built on her name in honor of the cult, the so-called Kourotropheion.^[2] Kourotrophos was a major figure of cult, appearing in sacrifice groups connected with fertility and child care.^[3]

Kourotrophos is similar to the Dea Gravida. Dea Tyria Gravida was a major goddess of procreation and fertility in Cypress in the 5 century BC.

References

1. ^{{cite thesis|last=Wise|first=Susan|title=Childbirth Votives and Rituals in Ancient Greece|date=2007|publisher=University of Cincinnati|type=PhD}}
2. ^¹Lampsas Giannis, Dictionary of the Ancient World (Lexiko tou Archaiou Kosmou), Vol. III, Athens, Domi Publications, 1984, p. 247.
3. ^Oxford Reference.

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