epos

1. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme (synset 106395166)
   is a type of: poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form
2. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds (synset 106391344)
   is a type of: poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
   subtypes:

   • chanson de geste - Old French epic poems
   • rhapsody - (in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation
   • heroic, heroic meter, heroic verse - a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
   specific instances:

   • aeneid - an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
   • divina commedia, divine comedy - a narrative epic poem written by Dante
   • iliad - a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
   • odyssey - a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
   • nibelungenlied - an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings
   same as: epic, epic poem, heroic poem

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