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Epos
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a long poem that tells the heroic adventures of legendary figures or historical events
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a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
Beispiel
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a renowned epos from ancient Mesopotamia.
Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are classic examples of Greek epos.
The Shahnameh by Ferdowsi is a Persian epos that recounts the history of Iran.
The Mahabharata is an Indian epos that includes a vast array of stories and teachings.
Virgil’s Aeneid is a Roman epos that tells the story of Aeneas’s journey.
