poetic epithet

A poetic epithet is a descriptive phrase or adjective repeatedly applied to a person, place, or thing in literature to highlight a characteristic quality or evoke a particular image or emotion.

Aliases (8)

• epithet of Apollo ×3
• mythological epithet ×3
• divine epithet ×2
• Greek deity epithet ×1
• Latin epithet ×1
• poetic figure ×1
• poetic name ×1
• regional epithet ×1

Instances (15)

• City of a Thousand Minarets
• Abyssinian maid with a dulcimer ("poetic figure")
• Caput Mundi ("Latin epithet")
• Apollo Epicurius ("epithet of Apollo")
• the Garden of England ("regional epithet")
• Ancient of Days ("divine epithet")
• Lord of hosts ("divine epithet")
• Little Grey Lady of the Sea
• Argeiphontes ("mythological epithet")
• Great Mother ("mythological epithet")
• Chosen Land ("poetic name")
• Glaukopis ("mythological epithet")
• Apollo Paean ("epithet of Apollo")
• Apollo Karneios ("epithet of Apollo")