A wedding poem
written in honour of a bride and bridegroom is known as an epithalamium, or epithalamion. According to the Poetic Terminology website, the term is of Greek derivation, composed of epi
meaning 'upon' and thalamium meaning 'nuptial
chamber'.
In Greek literature, one of the best examples of epithalamium is a work celebrating Menelaus and Helen's marriage in Ancient Greece, known as the 18th Idyll of Theocritus.
Edmund Spenser wrote his famous work Epithalamium was written in honour of his marriage in 1594. Poet Robert Graves also wrote an epithalamion called A Slice of Wedding Cake.
And now here's a Valentine's Day heart from me to you:
In Greek literature, one of the best examples of epithalamium is a work celebrating Menelaus and Helen's marriage in Ancient Greece, known as the 18th Idyll of Theocritus.
Edmund Spenser wrote his famous work Epithalamium was written in honour of his marriage in 1594. Poet Robert Graves also wrote an epithalamion called A Slice of Wedding Cake.
And now here's a Valentine's Day heart from me to you:
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