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== Ancient Greece == The [[Ancient Greek]] term ''epíklēsis'' (ἐπίκλησις; literally 'calling upon') can be translated as 'surname, additional name', or as 'invocation, appeal'.<ref name=":0" /> In [[ancient Greek religion]], the epiclesis was used as the surname that was associated with a deity during religious [[invocation]]s, in contrast to the more general term 'epithet' (ἐπίθετον), which is used in poetic contexts. In the 2nd century AD, the Greek geographer [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]] used the term 'epiclesis' to designate the appellation under which a deity was honoured in specific places or occasions.{{Sfn|Brulé|Lebreton|2007}}
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