Kor
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Kor is also a human surname associated with:
- Kor River, an important river in the Fars province of IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
that may have been named after Cyrus the GreatCyrus the GreatCyrus II of Persia , commonly known as Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus the Elder, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states of the ancient Near East, expanded vastly and eventually conquered most of Southwest Asia and much...
(Korush in Persian). - Kor (Star Trek), a Klingon character in the fictional Star Trek universe
- Kor (Dungeons & Dragons)Kor (Dungeons & Dragons)In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game Kor is the fictional god of wisdom in the Al-Qadim campaign setting which is set within the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.-Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition :...
, a fictional deity of the Al-Qadim campaign setting from Dungeons & Dragons - Kor, a fictitious African lost city, setting of H. Rider HaggardH. Rider HaggardSir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform around the British Empire...
's classic novel SheShe (novel)She, subtitled A History of Adventure, is a novel by Henry Rider Haggard, first serialized in The Graphic magazine from October 1886 to January 1887. She is one of the classics of imaginative literature, and with over 83 million copies sold in 44 different languages, one of the best-selling books...
. - Kör, the name of the bed belonging to HelHel (being)In Norse mythology, Hel is a being who presides over a realm of the same name, where she receives a portion of the dead. Hel is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson...
, queen of the underworld in Norse mythology - Kor of the Metal Heads, a character in the video game Jak IIJak IIJak II, , is a platform game developed by Naughty Dog...
- KOR, an acronym of the anime and manga Kimagure Orange RoadKimagure Orange Road, usually abbreviated as KOR, is a popular shōnen romantic comedy manga and anime series from the 1980s.Written by Izumi Matsumoto and serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, it was later adapted into an anime series broadcast on Nippon Television, animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by...
- KOR, an acronym for the professional wrestling tournament, King of the RingKing of the RingKing of the Ring is a professional wrestling single-elimination tournament held by WWE. The tournament was held annually from 1985 to 2002, with the exception of 1990 and 1992, and from 1993 to 2002 the tournament was produced as a pay-per-view event....
, used in World Wrestling Entertainment - KOR, a Polish acronym for Workers' Defence CommitteeWorkers' Defence CommitteeThe Workers’ Defense Committee was a Polish civil society group that emerged under communist rule to give aid to prisoners & their families after the June 1976 protests & government crackdown...
, a Polish civil society group - KôrKORKOR may stand for:* kappa Opioid receptor* Kimagure Orange Road, an anime series* "King of the Ring" tournament of World Wrestling Entertainment* Kor , a character in Star Trek...
, a place in J.R.R.Tolkien's mythology, often called TirionTirionIn J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Tirion upon Túna was the city of the Noldor in Valinor...
upon Túna in the published works. - kor, an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to 10 baths or 10 ephahs
- Kor, a fantasy race of humanoids found in the Magic: the GatheringMagic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
card game from Wizards of the CoastWizards of the CoastWizards of the Coast is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games...
. They are primarily white-magic aligned nomads native to the planes of ZendikarZendikarZendikar is a Magic: The Gathering expansion set, that was released on October 2, 2009. It consists of 249 cards.-Set details:Zendikar is the first set in the Zendikar block...
and RathRath-Things:*Rath, as an alternative spelling of Rat, a German advisory or ruling council, see, e.g., Parlamentarischer Rat*Ráth, Irish ringfort, fortified earthen works* Rath, a plane in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game...
Kor is also a human surname associated with:
- Avshalom KorAvshalom KorDr. Avshalom Kor is an Israeli linguist and expert on Hebrew grammar and semantics.He is known to provide upon request, the grammatical root of any given Hebrew word and/or name along with its Biblical origins and contextual references.He is probably best known as an authority on the gender of...
, Israeli linguist