English Illiad Vocab #1
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- epithet
- brief phrase that points out traits associated with a particular person or thing
- allusion
- reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
- ransom
- offering of money or other compensations for the return of something of value
- epic similie
- long comparison that often continues for a number of lines
- heroic code
- unwritten rules by which Homeric heros live with their lives
- aristos
- being the best in any situation; being of superior ability and supremacy (aristocracy) "royalty" "blue bloods"
- arete
- merit, respect of peers; symbol - spoils of war. goodness, excellence, virtue of any kind, developing your talents