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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

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Subclass of
religious music
Named after
Paean (god)
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Pauly–Wissowa
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peon
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