#epic_poem__epic__epos a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
supertype: poem__verse_form__verseform a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
subtype: 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
subtype: Iliad a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
subtype: Odyssey a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
subtype: Nibelungenlied an epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings
subtype: chanson_de_geste Old French epic poems
subtype: rhapsody an epic poem adapted for recitation
subtype: heroic_verse a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
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