What is a epithet?

Answer 1

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)

Answer 2

a word or phrase used to describe someone especially when something bad is said about them Example sentence: Perez was the target of a racial epithet = something negative said about someone's race.

Stock phrase used to describe a character - APEX

Answer 3

The fight began over a racial epithet used by one of the customers.

Finding a dozen raccoons in his kitchen, the homeowner screamed a single epithet and fled the house.

Answer 4

Example sentence - He wanted her epitaph to include the word angel.

Answer 5

John McCain used the epithet when talking about our new president Barack Obama.

Answer 6

juan,the lazy,was not strong