An epithet (from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton) 'adjective', from ἐπίθετος (epíthetos) 'additional'), also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or...

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...

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...

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...

The numerous epithets of Jupiter indicate the importance and variety of the god's functions in ancient Roman religion. Jupiter's most ancient attested...

Democrat Party is an epithet and pejorative for the Democratic Party of the United States, often used in a disparaging fashion by the party's opponents...

Epithets of Inanna were titles and bynames used to refer to this Mesopotamian goddess and to her Akkadian counterpart Ishtar. In Mesopotamia, epithets...

Look up epithet, byname, epitets, Epitheton, or specific epithet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An epithet is a name. In taxonomic nomenclature,...

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...

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...