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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Encomium

The Greek komos is a revel in honour of [Bacchus], in which the procession marches from komi to it kome: i.e. village to village. En-komion is the hymn sung in these processions in honour of Bacchus; hence, praise, eulogy

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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