Meanings
epos1
plural eposes
- An epic.
Homer’s Epos has not ceased to be true; yet it is no longer our Epos, but shines in the distance, if clearer and clearer, yet also smaller and smaller, like a receding Star.
1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 1552 more examples
The bond of friendship between Achilles and Patroclus was referred to by the great tragic writer Æschylus as based on sensuality, and this author was still near enough to the age of the Homeric epos to understand its underlying spirit perfectly.
1932, Hans Licht [pseudonym; Paul Brandt], translated by J. H. Freese, “[Male Homosexuality] History of Greek Love of Boys”, in Lawrence H. Dawson, editor, Sexual Life in Ancient Greece, London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. […], published 1933, part II, page 451We should remember that in antiquity, during the period of the greatest flourishing of classical art, elementary education in the public schools of Ellada consisted largely of the Homerian epos and its recitation to the musical accompaniment provided by the pupils themselves.
2010, Vasily Sesemann, translated by Mykolas Drunga, edited by Mykolas Drunga and Leonidas Donskis, Selected Papers, Amsterdam; New York, N.Y.: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 35
epos2
alternative ipos
- no pluralThe tuber of any one of several edible species of Perideridia spp.
Epos3
- pluralplural of Epo
EPOs4
- pluralplural of EPO
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
epos · noun
- Ancient Greekἔπος“word, song, epic”
- Latinepos
- Englishepos
From Latin epos, from Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos, “word, song, epic”).
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Full word history & related roots →epos · noun
- Shastaip'-haws“Perideridia spp. tubers”
- Englishepos
From Shasta ip'-haws (“Perideridia spp. tubers”).
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Anagrams
Cite this entry
epos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epos
“epos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epos. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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