epyllion
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπύλλιον (epúllion). The term was first used in the nineteenth century.
Noun[edit]
epyllion (plural epyllia or epyllions)
- (literary) A "little epic".
- (literary) A brief narrative poem with a romantic or mythological theme.
Usage notes[edit]
It refers primarily to the type of erotic and mythological long elegy of which Ovid remains the master; to a lesser degree, the term includes some poems of the English Renaissance, particularly those influenced by Ovid. An example of a classical epyllion may be seen in the story of Nisus and Euryalus in Book IX of The Aeneid.
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
Epic poetry on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπύλλιον (epúllion).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
epyllion n (plural epyllia)
- Alternative form of epyllium.
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