terms of epic poetry

kleos

glory-when dead

time

honor

epic simile

A long description of two things using like or as

aristeia

Someone’s best day in battle or a heroic celebration

invocation

Prayer, usually to a muse

in medias res

in the middle/midst of

Homeric Question

Is Homer one creative genius or multiple people?

Xenia

guest host relationship

ekphrasis

The use of a detailed description of a work of visual art.

epithet

A literary device that describes one self