An epithet is a descriptive word or phrase that regularly accompanies or replaces the name of a person, place, or thing—like "the Great" in Alexander the Great or "the Conqueror" in William the Conqueror. These descriptions can be literally descriptive of someone's characteristics or achievements, or they can be more indirect references that have become associated with a particular figure throughout history.
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Das Epitheton ([eˈpiːtetɔn]; altgriechisch ἐπίθετον epítheton „das Hinzugefügte, das später Eingeführte“, Neutrum des Adjektivs ἐπίθετος epíthetos „hinzugefügt, nachgestellt, zugeordnet“; Pl. Epitheta) ist ein sprachlicher Zusatz in der Form eines Attributs, meist eines Adjektivs oder einer Apposition, das daneben auch als Beiname von Herrschern oder Gottheiten (Epiklese) auftreten kann.
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