Meaning of kourotrophic | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Relating to the goddess Kourotrophos.
   Greek
2. Relating to the rearing of youths, especially in the context of Ancient Greece.

Examples

“Virgin goddesses had no interest in exerting their powers in this way. Instead, the Greeks made them interact with mortal men in a kourotrophic capacity: rather than functioning as sexual partners, they became nurturing guardians of young men approaching adulthood or protectors of male heroes.”

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