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- Epithets_in_Homer comment "A characteristic of Homer's style is the use of epithets, as in \"rosy-fingered\" dawn or \"swift-footed\" Achilles. Epithets are used because of the constraints of the dactylic hexameter (i.e., it is convenient to have a stockpile of metrically fitting phrases to add to a name) and because of the oral transmission of the poems; they are mnemonic aids to the singer and the audience alike.Epithets in epic poetry from various Indo-European traditions may be traced to a common tradition.".