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								And the room erupted with shouts of “Koros, koros.” Middlesex Eugenides, Jeffery 2002 
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								(Kitui) Kambe: mkuha Malakote: mokopa Marakwet: koros Chapter 7 1999 
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								The generic name has been derived from _koros_, a bug; alluding to the stinking odour of the bruised leaves, though these, when dried, are fragrant, and pleasant of smell. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie 
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								'Surfeit (κορος {koros}) breeds sin ὑβρις {hubris} when prosperity visits unbalanced minds.' 
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								There were beautiful little koros, or incense burners, vases, and teapots. The War Terror 1908 
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								Kor, 1 Kings 4: 22, elsewhere "cor;" Greek koros, Luke 16: 7. (d) Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897 
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								[1648] Empedocles is named as author of the lines: ede gar pot 'ego genomen kourete koros te, Thamnos t' oionos te kai ein hali ellopos ichthus cf. Diog. 
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								and...on the subject of hubris--perhaps the singularity is instead an example of koros, right action in harmony with the gods. 
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								* ede gar pot 'ego genomen kourete koros te,: [1810] 1 
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