• An epithet (from Ancient Greek 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...
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    A plant epithet is a name used to label a person or group, by association with some perceived quality of a plant. Vegetable epithets may be pejorative...
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  • Epithet Erased is an American animated action-comedy web series created by Brendan Blaber. It premiered on VRV on November 8, 2019, and on Blaber's YouTube...
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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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  • Look up epithet, byname, epitets, Epitheton, or specific epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An epithet is a name. In taxonomic nomenclature,...
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    Genus (redirect from Generic epithet)
    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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    species belongs, whereas the second part – the specific name or specific epithet – distinguishes the species within the genus. For example, modern humans...
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  • 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...
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  • Parameshvara (IAST: Parameśvara, Sanskrit: परमेश्वर) is an epithet used in Hindu literature. The term usually indicates the Supreme Being and Supreme...
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