A Word to the Wise
paean
A paean (PEE-un) is a joyous song or hymn of praise, thanksgiving, or triumph. It originated in Ancient Greece as a tribute to Apollo in his guise as Paean, physician to the gods, for his help in healing warriors wounded in battle. As I used it today in my book review: “According to a review in The Guardian, Drive Your Plow is much more than a murder mystery. It’s a primer on the politics of vegetarianism, a dark feminist comedy, an existentialist fable, and a paean to William Blake.”