epos

[ ep-os ]

/ ˈɛp ɒs /

noun

an epic.

epic poetry.

a group of poems, transmitted orally, concerned with parts of a common epic theme.

a series of events suitable for treatment in epic poetry.

Nearby words

eponymous, eponymy, epoophorectomy, epoophoron, epopee, epos, epoxidation, epoxide, epoxidize, epoxy, epoxy resin

Origin of epos

1825–35; < Latin < Greek épos speech, tale, song; akin to Latin vōx voice, Sanskrit vácas word, hymn

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Examples from the Web for epos

The meed of victory is to be Helen herself, with all her treasures, she now appearing for the first time in the Epos.
Greek Women|Mitchell Carroll
But the difficulty is not in grasping the idea that Greek art and epos are bound up with certain forms of social development.
A Contribution to The Critique Of The Political Economy|Karl Marx
Orthoepy, a word derived from the Greek orthon (upright), and epos (a word), signifies the right utterance of words.
A Handbook of the English Language|Robert Gordon Latham
Homer's Epos, it is remarked, is like a Bas-relief sculpture: it does not conclude, but merely ceases.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

Thus far, it is obvious, the Epos goes to work upon the names of the tribes, and changes them into the names of heroes or kings.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6)|Max Duncker

British Dictionary definitions for epos (1 of 2)

epos

/ (ˈɛpɒs) /

noun

a body of poetry in which the tradition of a people is conveyed, esp a group of poems concerned with a common epic theme

another word for epic (def. 1)

Word Origin for epos

C19: via Latin from Greek: speech, word, epic poem, song; related to Latin vōx voice

British Dictionary definitions for epos (2 of 2)

EPOS

/ (ˈiːpɒs) /

n acronym for

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