Definition
A short narrative poem, usually based on classical mythological themes, often embedded within a longer work.
Etymology
From Greek epyllion (little epic), combining epi- (upon) andyllion (from hyle, small poem). The term was coined by scholars to describe miniature epic narratives that flourished in Hellenistic and Roman poetry.
Kelly Says
Medieval and Renaissance poets loved epyllia because they could pack mythological drama into manageable lengths—it's why you see so many stories-within-stories in works like Ovid's Metamorphoses, which is basically an ancient collection of viral micro-narratives.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እፕሊዮን
eh-pee-lee-ohn
ARالعربية
إبيليون
ee-bee-lee-ohn
BNবাংলা
এপিলিয়ন
eh-pee-lee-an
CACatalà
epilió
eh-pee-lee-oh
CSČeština
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
DADansk
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
DEDeutsch
Epillion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
ELΕλληνικά
επιλιόν
eh-pee-lee-ohn
ESEspañol
epilión
eh-pee-lee-ohn
FAفارسی
اپیلیون
ah-pee-lee-ohn
FISuomi
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
FRFrançais
épilione
eh-pee-lee-ohn
GUGU
એપિલિયન
eh-pee-lee-an
HAHA
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
HEעברית
אפליון
eh-pee-lee-ohn
HIहिन्दी
एपिलियन
eh-pee-lee-an
HUMagyar
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
IGIG
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
ITItaliano
epilione
eh-pee-lee-ohn-e
KKKK
эпилион
eh-pee-lee-ohn
KMKM
អេពីលីអន
ah-eh-pee-lee-an
MRMR
एपिलियन
eh-pee-lee-an
MSBahasa Melayu
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
MYမြန်မာ
အပီလီယံ
ah-pee-lee-yan
NLNederlands
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
NONorsk
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
PAPA
ਏਪਿਲੀਅਨ
eh-pee-lee-an
PLPolski
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
PTPortuguês
epilião
eh-pee-lee-ao
RORomână
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
RUРусский
эпиллион
eh-pee-lee-on
SVSvenska
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
SWKiswahili
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
TAதமிழ்
எபிளியன்
eh-pee-lee-an
TEతెలుగు
ఎపిలియన్
eh-pee-lee-an
THไทย
เอพิเลียน
eh-pee-lee-an
TLTL
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
TRTürkçe
epilyon
eh-pee-lee-ohn
UKУкраїнська
епіліон
eh-pee-lee-on
URاردو
اپلیون
ah-pee-lee-ohn
VITiếng Việt
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
YOYO
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn
ZUZU
epyllion
eh-pee-lee-ohn