In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
EPYLLION
Etymology
Noun
epyllion (plural epyllia or epyllions)
(literary) A "little epic".
(literary) A brief narrative poem with a romantic or mythological theme.
Usage notes
It refers primarily to the type of erotic and mythological long elegy of which Ovid remains the master; to a lesser degree, the term includes some poems of the English Renaissance, particularly those influenced by Ovid. An example of a classical epyllion may be seen in the story of Nisus and Euryalus in Book IX of The Aeneid.
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