epos
Collocations
3ADJ.
homeric, longer
EPOS + NOUN
t
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
An epic.
Homer’s Epos has not ceased to be true; yet it is no longer our Epos, but shines in the distance, if clearer and clearer, yet also smaller and smaller, like a receding Star.
The bond of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was referred to by the great tragic writer Æschylus as based on sensuality, and this author was still near enough to the age of the Homeric epos to understand its underlying spirit perfectly.
noun
The tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3Homer’s Epos has not ceased to be true; yet it is no longer our Epos, but shines in the distance, if clearer and clearer, yet also smaller and smaller, like a receding Star.
WiktionaryThe bond of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was referred to by the great tragic writer Æschylus as based on sensuality, and this author was still near enough to the age of the Homeric epos t
WiktionaryWe should remember that in antiquity, during the period of the greatest flourishing of classical art, elementary education in the public schools of Ellada consisted largely of the Homerian epos and it
Wiktionary