Ἐποποιΐα
epic poetry
Translated by Catharine Roth16 Nov 2003Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] a narrative in heroic meter. For epic poetry [is only] poetry without a myth.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἐποποιΐα· ἡ δι' ἡρωϊκοῦ μέτρου ἱστορία. καὶ γὰρ στερομένη μύθου ποίησις ἐποποιΐα ἐστίν.
Betacode
*)epopoii/+a: h( di' h(rwi+kou= me/trou i(stori/a. kai\ ga\r sterome/nh mu/qou poi/hsis e)popoii/+a e)sti/n.