Definitions For Epyllion

Noun

EPYLLION (plural epyllia or s) (literary) A "little epic". (literary) A brief narrative poem with a romantic or mythological theme.

Usage notes

It refers primarily to the type of erotic and mythological long elegy of which ovid remains the master; to a lesser degree, the term includes some poems of the english renaissance, particularly those influenced by Ovid. An example of a classical epyllion may be seen in the story of Nisus and Euryalus in Book IX of The Aeneid.

Translations

German: epyllion#german, epyllion Polish: epyllion#polish, epyllion Spanish: epilion#spanish, epilion

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, grc, ἐπύλλιον}}. The term was first used in the nineteenth century.

See also

{{pedia, Epic poetry}}

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