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10 Dec 2012, 7:37 am
Krabo the Ten-Legged, what else? 
10 Dec 2012, 12:02 pm
10 Dec 2012, 12:54 pm
10 Dec 2012, 2:53 pm
An "epithet" is an insult.
You mean an apellation, or a moniker, or a nickname, or a title.
Not sure of the exact word you're looking for. But not an "epithet"- though those monikers of old were sometimes derogatory (like "Aethelred the Unready").
People didnt have last names in past centuries - so that was one reason they stuck monikers onto names - so you knew which "Alexander" you were talking about ( oh..."the great"- that guy).
What moniker would I want?
Ill have to get back to you about that. Never thought about it.
I'm aware of the insult usage of the word 'epithet'. If I'm not mistaken, it can also be used to refer to the historical moniker. That's the way I meant to use it. Sorry if there was some confusion
10 Dec 2012, 6:51 pm
The online OED defines "epithet" as I'd understood it to mean:
noun
* an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned: old men are often unfairly awarded the epithet ‘dirty’
* an epithet used as a term of abuse: the woman begins to hurl racial epithets at them
dictionary.com goes further:
noun
1. any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality: “Richard the Lion-Hearted” is an epithet of Richard I.
2. a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as “man's best friend” for “dog.”
3. a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc.
Seems it can be both well-intended or an insult.
Meanwhile -
Cornflake the Crisp.
Lord Flake, esq, Cereal of this Parish.
IRL I'm afraid it was... "Brains". Oh, how we laughed. 
11 Dec 2012, 12:12 am
The Indecisive (subject to change) 
11 Dec 2012, 12:28 am
