I thought about naming my dog Epithet, after all he is man's best friend
Profane words are commonly repeated with a preceding epithet.
An epithet is a word or phrase used in place of the name of a person. Usually an epithet is capitalized, just as a name is capitalized. Here are some examples: "The Prince of Peace" is an epithet for Jesus Christ. "The Queen of Soul" is an epithet for Aretha Franklin. "The King of Pop" is an epithet for Michael Jackson.
A phrase to describe the characteristic of a person - as in 'Richard the Lion Heart'An epithet is a short, descriptive phrase describing a person.Example: Calypso, the bewitching nymph, the lustrous goddess, held him back, deep in her arching caverns. (The Odyssey)
An epithet. An epithet is a brief, descriptive phrase that characterizes a particular person or thing.
Apparently, an epithet for Apollo was Paean.
tranferred epithet is an important figure of speech . the placing of an adjective with what appears to be incorrect noun in known as "transferred epithet"
Yes it is an epithet in that phrase because it is an insult.
An epithet is useful in describing the characteristics of a person or thing. In can be used in a positive or negative manner.
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Hestia's epithet was "Hestia Presveira" meaning "Hestia the oldest." This was because she was the eldest of the Olympians.
I don't know about epithet, but the Greeks had a verb ekcha rubdizô, which meant to swallow like Kharybdis.
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