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In an almost identical line (X.391) that suggests a formulaic expression, Achilles tells the Myrmidons to sing the paean after the death of Hector. [5] To discover the relation between Paean or Paeon, the healer-god, and paean in the sense of "song", it is necessary to identify the connection between ritual chant and the shaman's healing arts. [6]
"Paean to the People" is the seventh-season finale of the American television drama series Homeland, and the 84th episode overall. It premiered on Showtime on April 29, 2018. Plot
In prosody a paeon (or paean) is a metrical foot used in both poetry and prose. It consists of four syllables, with one of the syllables being long and the other three short. [1] Paeons were often used in the traditional Greek hymn to Apollo called paeans. Its use in English poetry is rare. [2]
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Paean (horse), a British-trained racehorse Paeon (prosody) , a metrical foot containing four syllables, where one of the syllables is long and the other three are short Paeon diagyios, another name for the metrical foot cretic or amphimacer, containing three syllables: long, short, long
Hesiod identifies Paeon as an individual deity: "Unless Phoebus Apollo should save him from death, or Paean himself who knows the remedies for all things." [10] [11] In time, Paeon (more usually spelled Paean) became an epithet of Apollo, in his capacity as a god capable of bringing disease and therefore propitiated as a god of healing. [12]
In Greek mythology, Paean (Ancient Greek: Παιάν), Paeëon or Paieon (Ancient Greek: Παιήων), or Paeon or Paion (Ancient Greek: Παιών) may refer to the following characters: Paean (god) , the physician of the Greek gods.
Requesting that this be reverted to this previous version until it can be decided with a source for frequency of use. Penitence Citations for Paean: this graph showing the increasing use of Paean and decreasing use of Paeon in Google's indexed books over the years; Paean in A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology by William Smith