1. In Homer’s The Odyssey

2. noun plural noun: epithets an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned. "swift-footed” Achilles… The “noble and enduring” man replied…

3. Noun a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid ex.: as brave as a lion, sneaky like a fox... Homeric simile, also called an epic simile is a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that is many lines in length. This type of simile is still used by authors today. (Odysseus and Telemachus’ cries) “The cries of a hawk whose young have been stolen from the nest…”

4. noun a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character's words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. noun: dramatic irony Ex.: Eumaeus does not realize, although we the reader do, that he is speaking to Odysseus about Odysseus