Epimyth
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛpɪmɪθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Epimyth is a noun meaning The moral of a story.
Meaning
The moral of a story.
Example Sentences
The epimyth, coming after the fable, the moral.
[I]t is the Odyssean episode with a Christian epimyth.
[P]resumably the “man of education” did not reproduce the epimyth of the fable, which warns that one should always anticipate the result of one's actions.
In principle each fable in the collection is divided into two parts: the narrative itself, followed by an explicit moral or epimyth. ... In most of the fables the length of the epimyth ranges between six and twelve lines.
Word Forms
- epimyths
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mythologue, mythologem, myth, mythe, mythos, mythoplasm.
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