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Homer never calls the Greeks 'Greeks'. Sometimes they are Achaeans. As Achaeans they receive the epithets 'well-greaved' or 'brazen-clad Achaeans'. The title anax andron 'lord of men' is most often given to the leader of the greek forces, Agamemnon, although it is also given to others.
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ancienthistory.about.com/od/homer/qt/HomericEpithet.htm
ancienthistory.about.com/od/homer/qt/HomericEpithet.htm
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Often, the Greek or Roman epithets were perfectly suitable for inserting in either a three-syllable or six syllable section of poetry, so a single hexameter or two hexameters were always available in the poetic toolbox.
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web.cn.edu/kwheeler/epithets.html
web.cn.edu/kwheeler/epithets.html
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And a gentleman’s library—as a Williamsburg publication attests—included many Greek works such as those of Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, Thucydides, Sophocles, Euripides, and others. Several of our most noted patriots earned themselves Greek epithets: John Adams was called “our Colossus on the floor”;
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www.helleniccomserve.com/mpapoutsyindependencespeech.ht...
www.helleniccomserve.com/mpapoutsyindependencespeech.html
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Ancient Greek Religion and Cult ... This page describes his various cult titles and poetic epithets ... ARGEIPHONTES (Argeiphontês), a surname of Hermes, by which he is designated as the murderer of Argus Panoptes. (Hom. Il. ii 103, and numerous other passages in the Greek and Latin poets.)
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www.theoi.com/Cult/HermesTitles.html
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For instance, in Homer's Odyssey (eighth century B.C.) the hero is typically referred to by the epithets "enduring," "resourceful," or "sacker of cities"; and the sea is always "wine-dark."
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web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTEpithet.html
web.uvic.ca/wguide/Pages/LTEpithet.html
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CTCWeb's editors have compiled assignments that students can do to learn the mythological history of the ancient Greek gods. A new god or goddess will be profiled each a month using a variety of assignments and numerous links to primary text, archaeological evidence, and secondary source materials. ... Epithets and Surnames...
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ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/ancientolympians.html
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Achelous (ACHELOOS, AKELOS) The most important of the Greek river gods, associated with the modern Aspropotamos, flowing through Boeotia into the Ionian sea. Traditionally the son of Oceanus and Tethys (as are the other river gods), ... Apollo's epithets included Lykeios (wolf god) as protector against wolves,
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phoenixandturtle.net/excerptmill/GREEKA.HTM
phoenixandturtle.net/excerptmill/GREEKA.HTM
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Every year for the past 16 years, the city of Toronto goes Greek for a weekend. The annual "Taste of the Danforth" street festival is one of our city's premier summer events; and it's all about the food, especially the Greek food.
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greekgourmand.blogspot.com/
greekgourmand.blogspot.com/
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Greek mythology pictures, Gods, stories, creatures, people, races, places, and greek mythology resources. ... When these greek mythology gods were called upon in poetry or prayer, they are referred to by a combination of their name and epithets, with the epithets identifying them by these distinctions from the other gods.
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www.greek-mythology.net/
www.greek-mythology.net/
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