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1. Epic Poetry: Though an abundance of historical reminiscence and a mass of soul-stirring legend lay in the storehouse of Jewish literature, none of it was built into a heroic poem. Religious and secular poets, it is true, often treated of such ... (Jewish encyclopedia 1906) [100%] 1906-01-01 [Jewish encyclopedia 1906]
2. Epic Poetry: Epic Poetry, or Epos, the names given to the most dignified and elaborate forms of narrative poetry. The word epopee is also, but more rarely, employed to designate the same thing, ἐποποιὸς in Greek being a maker of epic poetry, and ... [100%] 2022-09-02
3. Epic poetry: An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants. The English ... (Lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily detailing extraordinary and heroic deeds) [100%] 2024-02-11 [Epic poetry] [Narrative poems]...
4. Indian epic poetry: Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá). The Ramayana and the Mahabharata, which were originally composed in Sanskrit and later translated into many other Indian languages, and the ... (Religion) [81%] 2023-11-30 [Sanskrit literature]
5. Mongol epic poetry: Epic poetry, or tuuli in Mongolian, is an important genre of Mongol oral literature. The two most well-known epics are the Jangar and the Geser. (Social) [81%] 2023-09-22 [Oral tradition]
6. Athletics in epic poetry: In epic poetry, athletics are used as a literary tools to accentuate the themes of the epic, to advance the plot of the epic, and to provide a general historical context to the epic. Epic poetry emphasizes the cultural values ... (Religion) [70%] 2023-06-26 [Heracles]
7. Hebrew and Jewish epic poetry: Biblical poetry such as the Song of the Sea and the Song of Deborah may be considered early examples of Jewish epic poetry, though very short by normal epic standards. Both songs are compared by scholars to Canaanite and Assyrian ... [63%] 2024-01-01 [Hebrew language] [Epic poetry]...