wine-dark
Rich reddish purple
Wine-dark describes a deep reddish-purple color, like that of red wine.
The word is best known from Homer's repeated phrase "wine-dark sea" in translations of the *Iliad* and *Odyssey*, where it evokes the Mediterranean at dusk or in certain light.
The epithet now carries poetic or literary overtones: wine-dark lips, the wine-dark sky before a storm.
Deep purplish red
- maroonDark brownish-red hue
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- oxbloodDark brownish-red hue
- deepFar from surface
red · purple · aubergine · plum · garnet · claret · merlot · ruby
Traveling energy disturbances
- depthsLowest or innermost regions
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- duskDimming after sundown
- stormyMarked by violent weather
brooding · churning · tempestuous · twilight · horizon · sailing · voyage · waters
Saltwater body, not ocean
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- OdysseyEpic of homecoming
- IliadAncient Greek war epic
- epicImpressively grand in scope
Mediterranean · ancient · Greek · voyage · nautical · archaic · poetic · classical
Descriptive tag for someone
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- atmosphericOf the air above
- descriptivePortraying with specific details
imagery · poetic · translation · interpretation · ancient · compound · adjective · mysterious
burgundy
Deep purplish red
deep · red · purple · aubergine · plum · garnet · claret · merlot · ruby · sangria
waves
Traveling energy disturbances
stormy · brooding · churning · tempestuous · twilight · horizon · sailing · voyage · waters · Mediterranean
sea
Saltwater body, not ocean
epic · Mediterranean · ancient · Greek · voyage · nautical · archaic · poetic · classical · heroic
epithet
Descriptive tag for someone
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- atmosphericOf the air above
descriptive · imagery · poetic · translation · interpretation · ancient · compound · adjective · mysterious · archaic
wine-darkcrystal-clear
Completely transparent or understandable
golden · rosy-fingered · azure · milk-white · sunlit
wine, dark, wines, wined, winery, wineries, darken, darkened, darkening