aoidos
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|Aoidos and outer space; [[allegory by Mikhail Kurushin]] The Greek word '''''''' (; plural: , ) referred to a classical Greek singer. In modern Homeric scholarship, it is used by some as the technical term for a skilled oral epic poet in the tradition to which the Iliad and Odyssey'' are believed to belong (compare rhapsode).
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- female form of label
- منشدة أو شاعيرة ملحميّة (أويدوس)
- male form of label
- منشد أو شاعير ملحمي (أويدوس)
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- Song and poetry in the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''
- The profession of singer
- ''{{Transliteration|grc|Aoidoi}}'' and the creation of the ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey''
- Notes
- References
thumb|right|250px|Aoidos and outer space; [[allegory by Mikhail Kurushin]] The Greek word '''''''' (; plural: , ) referred to a classical Greek singer. In modern Homeric scholarship, it is used by some as the technical term for a skilled oral epic poet in the tradition to which the Iliad and Odyssey are believed to belong (compare rhapsode).
== Song and poetry in the Iliad and Odyssey ==