έπος
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See also: ἔπος
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos) with the sense 'epic' from its plural, ἔπη (épē).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- epic (an extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero)
- ηρωικό έπος ― iroïkó épos ― heroic epic
- epic (a series of events considered appropriate to an epic)
Declension
[edit]Declension of έπος
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ έπος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
Further reading
[edit]έπος on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el