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Monday, March 28, 2011

Epitheton Example

Here is another (very simple) example of an epitheton:

"Swift-footed Achilles"

http://rhetoric.byu.edu/Figures/E/epitheton.htm

Notice that the epitheton is swift-footed because it is an adjective to describe Achilles.

*Note: Epitheton are ubiquitous in The Illiad and The Odyssey.  Basically, you can easily find them in Ancient Greek literature because of how the people described Gods.

p.s. Sorry I am a little late posting this!

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