κοῦρος -ου, ὁ [perh. fr. κείρω, referring to a cutting of a lock from a boy's head at the age of puberty.] 1 A young man, a youth Il. 1.470, Il. 4.321, Il. 9.175, Il. 15.284, Il. 20.405, Il. 21.27 : Od. 1.148, Od. 2.96, Od. 4.643, Od. 7.100, Od. 8.35, Od. 15.151, Od. 16.248, Od. 22.30, etc. With a qualifying sb. (cf. ἀνήρ 1(d)): κούρων θηρητήρων (hunters) Il. 17.726, κούρῳ αἰσυμνητῆρι (a youth that is a . . ., a youthful . . .) Il. 24.347. Cf. Il. 18.494. With an adj. reinforcing the idea of youthfulness : πρωθῆβαι Od. 8.262. Cf. Il. 24.347. So in voc. : κοῦροι νέοι (boys that you are) Il. 13.95. 2 One in youthful vigour, one fit to bear arms, a warrior : κούρους καδμείων προκαλίζετο Il. 5.807, κούροισι ταῦτʼ ἐπιτέλλομαι Il. 9.68 (the general body of the host as opposed to the γέρουσιν of 70). Cf. Il. 4.393, Il. 9.86, Il. 12.196. 3 A male as opposed to a female : ὅν τινα γαστέρι μήτηρ κοῦρον ἐόντα φέροι Il. 6.59. 4 A son : κοῦρον ζήθοιο Od. 19.523.–κοῦροι Ἀχαιῶν (like υἷες Ἀχαιῶν), the Achaeans, Achaeans Il. 1.473, Il. 2.562, Il. 3.82, 183, Il. 14.505, Il. 17.758, Il. 22.391 : Od. 24.54. Cf. ἐείκοσι κοῦροι Ἀχαιῶν (here app. implying youth) Od. 16.250. Sim. : κοῦροι βοιωτῶν Il. 2.510, κοῦροι Ἀθηναίων Il. 2.551.