A lyric poem in praise of Hymen (the Greek god of marriage), an epithalamion often blesses a wedding and in modern times is often read at the wedding ceremony or reception. See Edmund Spenser’s “Epith [..]

From the Greek word for a bridal chamber, a lyric poem to be sung on the wedding night.

A poem written to celebrate a marriage. One of the best known epithalamions was written by Edmund Spenser in 1594 on the occasion of his marriage to Elizabeth Boyle. See also prothalamion.  

a poem to be read "before the chamber" [epi-thalamos] (Cf. Absolon's song in "Miller's Tale"), most often from Roman tradition sung by wedding guests at t [..]

a song or poem celebrating a marriage * '''1985''': ‘What is your view of a text we have never considered in class, I mean the Song that is Solomon’s?’ ‘A well-made epithalamion. Somewhat vulgar.’ [..]