- An
epithet (from
Ancient Gr**** ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional'), also a byname, is a
descriptive term (word or...
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characteristic of Homer's
style is the use of
epithets, as in "rosy-fingered" Dawn or "swift-footed" Achilles.
Epithets are used
because of the
constraints of...
- A
plant epithet is a name used to
label a
person or group, by ****ociation with some
perceived quality of a plant.
Vegetable epithets may be pejorative...
- Look up
epithet, byname, epitets, Epitheton, or
specific epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An
epithet is a name. In
taxonomic nomenclature,...
- Look up slur or
epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The
following is a list of
ethnic slurs, ethnophaulisms, or
ethnic epithets that are, or have...
- The
numerous epithets of
Jupiter indicate the
importance and
variety of the god's
functions in
ancient Roman religion. Jupiter's most
ancient attested...
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species belongs,
whereas the
second part – the
specific name or
specific epithet –
distinguishes the
species within the genus. For example,
modern humans...
- the
modern concept of genera". The
scientific name (or the
scientific epithet) of a
genus is also
called the
generic name; in
modern style guides and...
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Epithets of
Inanna were
titles and
bynames used to
refer to this
Mesopotamian goddess and to her
Akkadian counterpart Ishtar. In Mesopotamia, epithets...
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Fascist has been used as a
pejorative epithet against a wide
range of people,
political movements, governments, and
institutions since the
emergence of...
