• Episode 276: Epic

  • Jan 5 2025
  • Length: 1 min
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Episode 276: Epic

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  • (Intro & piano music)

    Happy New Year, Everyone!
    The oldest and the most elegant of the muses-according to Hesiod and Ovid- was Calliope. Her name meaning 'beautiful voice'. She was the mother of Orpheus and she presides over song, dance and epic poetry. Επος (epos) in Ancient Greek meant a tale, a story and a poem about heroic acts was called Επικο (epiko) . The word came to English in two parts. In 1580 it started being used as a 'long poem' regardless of content and in 1731 was used as the Greeks intended, the praising of heroic acts like The Odyssey or The Iliad.
    May this year be full of new memories that will lead to amazing stories. ΕΠΙΚΟ/EPIC

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