Key term for OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation, used in Characterisation.
A fixed phrase or adjective regularly used to describe a character's primary trait, such as "Swift-footed Achilles."
Epithet appears in OCR GCSE Classical Civilisation revision content for War and Warfare, especially Characterisation and Characterisation.
War and Warfare
Characterisation • Characterisation
War and Warfare
Literary Sources • Literature Study Requirements
War and Warfare
Literary Sources • Prescribed Texts
The Homeric World
Key Characters in the Odyssey • The portrayal of key characters
The Homeric World
Literary Techniques and Composition • Narrative and descriptive techniques
The Homeric World
Literary Techniques and Composition • Homer as a story-teller and the idea of epic
The Homeric World
Literary Sources • Literature Study Requirements
The Homeric World
Literary Sources • Literature Study Requirements
Women in the Ancient World
Prescribed Sources • Literature Study Requirements
Women in the Ancient World
Prescribed Sources • Literary Sources
Women in the Ancient World
Prescribed Sources • Literary Sources
Myth and Religion
Prescribed Sources • Literature Study Requirements
Myth and Religion
Heracles and Hercules • Greece
Myth and Religion
Gods • Rome
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