Kourotrophos

kourotrophos English thumb|Terracotta statue dated to 430-400 BCE depicting Artemis Kourotrophos Etymology en grc κουροτρόφος rearing boys” or “bringing up boys. Proper noun en Greek mythology divine epithet meaning "concerned with child-rearing" en The Oxford Classical Dictionary 249 https://archive.org/details/oxfordclassicald0000unse_w0c8/page/248 Several Greek deities have a title *Kourotrophos, meaning ‘concerned with child-rearing’, but no Greek or Roman goddess is specifically concerned with lactation and there are few examples in art of the ‘nursing goddess’. 2012 Oxford University Press https://archive.org/details/oxfordclassicald0000unse_w0c8 978-0-19-173525-7 en Greek mythology Ancient Greek goddess whose functions pertained to child-rearing Usage notes The original Ancient Greek term seems to refer to a distinct goddess in some circumstances, although it is only an epithet applied to other deities in other instances. Derived terms en kourotrophic Related terms en kourotrophos References en Emily Kearns Kourotrophos 2016-03-07 https://oxfordre.com/classics/classics/abstract/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-3537 978-0-19-938113-5 10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-3537