wordEpithetWordsA standing descriptive name attached to a person or thing in verse and praise. Not a kenning, and not a curse.Hellenic religionEpithet appears in Hellenic religion.The Iliad binds standing epithets to gods and heroes in Homeric verse. A named Hellenic epithet craft in that epic, not a kenning and not a curse.from Homer · Iliad, c. 8th–7th century BCE (this form)appears in · sourced · documentedsourcesIliad · HomerHomer, Iliad.