Epithets in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey

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This is a table of epithets and descriptors for all proper and common nouns in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

Underlying Greek text and XML base file from Perseus Digital Library, Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International.

The data contained within this table has been generated and compiled by Kira Tregoning and is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 International.

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Original code for this table by Derek Eder, located here: Code on GitHub.

Prototype. Version 0.5, last updated 09 Sep 2024. Homeric Epithets Database (c) Kira Tregoning, 2023-24.