Epithalamium

[Fr. épithalame; Gr. epithala mion, the bridal-song- epi, and thalamos, a bed-chamber, from Sansk. talapa, a couch.] A species of poem sung by the ancient Greeks and Romans near the bridal chamber of a newly-married couple. Poems of this character were written by A nacre on, Ste sich or us, and Pindar. The E. written by Catullus on the occasion of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, has always been much admired; and that written by the poet Spenser has been described as one of the most gorgeous in all literature.