eulogy – a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, especially a set oration in honor of a deceased person
effigy – something you burn in place of somebody
epithet – any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality, eg. Richard the Lion-Hearted
epigram – any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed, syn: quip
epigraph – an apposite quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc.
epitaph – a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site