👉 A phalangigrade is a type of literary form that originated in ancient Greek, specifically in the works of Homer and other Greek poets. It was characterized by its use of elaborate, ornate imagery and figurative language to evoke the spirit of the gods or mythological creatures. Phalangigrades often feature complex narrative structures with multiple layers of meaning, each contributing to a larger story or epic theme. They are distinguished from the more straightforwardly written prose forms that followed in later centuries
