A paean or pean () is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In classical antiquity, it is usually performed by a chorus, but some examples seem intended for an individual voice (monody). It comes from the Greek /paian (also /paeion or /paion), "song of triumph, any solemn song or chant". "Paeon" (paian), which originally referred to a distinct deity of healing. Historical evidence from Linear B tablets (notably the name Pa-ja-wo-ne found at Knossos) suggests that Paean was an independent, pre-Olympian god of healing in the Mycenaean period. In the Homeric epics, Paean remain
A paean or pean () is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In classical antiquity, it is usually performed by a chorus, but some examples seem intended for an individual voice (monody). It comes from the Greek /paian (also /paeion or /paion), "song of triumph, any solemn song or chant". "Paeon" (paian), which originally referred to a distinct deity of healing. Historical evidence from Linear B tablets (notably the name Pa-ja-wo-ne found at Knossos) suggests that Paean was an independent, pre-Olympian god of healing in the Mycenaean period. In the Homeric epics, Paean remains a separate figure from Apollo, serving as the personal physician to the gods who heals the wounds of Ares and Hades. Over time, the cult of Apollo absorbed Paean’s identity and healing attributes. By the Archaic period, "Paean" became a major epithet for Apollo (Apollo Paean),
==Etymology== The basis of the word παιάν is ." Its ultimate etymology is unclear. R. S. P. Beekes has suggested the meaning "who heals illnesses through magic", from / "blow", related to "beat" (from Proto-Indo-European *ph2u-ie/o-) or "withhold" (of uncertain etymology). He alternatively suggested that paian "may well be Pre-Greek".
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