An
epithalamium (; Latin form of Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον
epithalamion from ἐπί
epi "upon," and θάλαμος
thalamos nuptial chamber) is a
poem written specifically for the
bride on the way to her marital chamber. This form continued in popularity through the history of the classical world; the Roman poet
Catullus wrote a famous epithalamium, which was translated from or at least inspired by a now-lost work of
Sappho. According to Origen, Song of Songs, might be an epithalamium on the marriage of Solomon with Pharaoh’s daughter.