epic poem
C1814
concept
An epic poem is a lengthy, narrative verse work that recounts the heroic deeds and adventures of legendary or historical figures, often reflecting the values and culture of the society from which it originates.
All labels observed (85)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| epic poem canonical | 88 |
| ancient Greek epic poem | 15 |
| heroic poem | 11 |
| Latin epic poem | 9 |
| national epic | 9 |
| Tamil epic poem | 8 |
| Kannada epic poem | 6 |
| kakawin | 6 |
| oral epic | 6 |
| book-length poem | 5 |
| Hellenistic poem | 4 |
| lost ancient Greek epic poem | 4 |
| mock-heroic poem | 4 |
| Armenian epic cycle | 3 |
| Oghuz Turkic epic | 3 |
| heroic epic tale | 3 |
| historical epic | 3 |
| lost epic poem | 3 |
| oral poetry tradition | 3 |
| Armenian epic poem | 2 |
| Bashkir epic | 2 |
| Buddhist epic | 2 |
| Persian epic poem | 2 |
| Sanskrit epic | 2 |
| Sanskrit epic poem | 2 |
| Telugu epic poem | 2 |
| book of epic poetry | 2 |
| classical epic | 2 |
| collection of ancient Greek epic poems | 2 |
| didactic epic | 2 |
| epic cycle | 2 |
| epic poem cycle | 2 |
| heroic epic | 2 |
| heroic narrative | 2 |
| oral epic poem | 2 |
| romantic epic | 2 |
| romantic epic poem | 2 |
| Ancient Indian epic poem | 1 |
| Armenian epic | 1 |
| Armenian national epic | 1 |
| Byzantine Greek epic poem | 1 |
| Byzantine epic poem | 1 |
| Epic Cycle poem | 1 |
| German heroic lay | 1 |
| Korean epic poem | 1 |
| Latin narrative poem | 1 |
| Old English epic poem | 1 |
| Old High German heroic poem | 1 |
| Old Javanese court poem | 1 |
| Old Javanese epic poem | 1 |
| Punjabi epic romance poem | 1 |
| Telugu-language epic poem | 1 |
| Turkic folk epic | 1 |
| Urdu epic poem | 1 |
| Vietnamese epic poem | 1 |
| ancient Greek epic cycle poem | 1 |
| ancient Greek epic poems | 1 |
| ancient Indian epic poem | 1 |
| ancient epic poem | 1 |
| book-length narrative poem | 1 |
| book-length poem sequence | 1 |
| burlesque epic poem | 1 |
| chronicle in verse | 1 |
| early medieval poem | 1 |
| epic | 1 |
| epic poetry | 1 |
| epicPoem | 1 |
| epyllion | 1 |
| folk epic | 1 |
| heroic-legendary catalogue poem | 1 |
| historical narrative poem | 1 |
| kakawin poem | 1 |
| lost epic cycle | 1 |
| medieval Indian epic poem | 1 |
| medieval epic tale | 1 |
| medieval historiographical poem | 1 |
| narrative poetry | 1 |
| poem of the Epic Cycle | 1 |
| religious epic poem | 1 |
| religious-epic poem | 1 |
| volume of a long poem | 1 |
| επικό-αφηγηματικό ποίημα | 1 |
| μυθολογική ποιητική συλλογή | 1 |
| মহাকাব্য | 1 |
| মহাকাব্যিক কাব্য | 1 |
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Input
Class: epic poem
Generated description
An epic poem is a lengthy, narrative verse work that recounts the heroic deeds and adventures of legendary or historical figures, often reflecting the values and culture of the society from which it originates.
Instances (239)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sasuntsi Davit | Armenian epic poem |
|
The Man Who Never Laughed Again
surface form:
The Earthly Paradise
|
epic poem cycle |
| Idyll II | Hellenistic poem |
| David of Sassoun cycle | Armenian epic cycle |
| Idyll XV | Hellenistic poem |
| Annales | — |
| Civaka Cintamani Kaviyam | Tamil epic poem |
|
Tirutakkatevar
surface form:
Civaka Cintamani
|
Tamil epic poem |
|
Five Great Epics of Tamil literature
surface form:
Silappatikaram
|
Tamil epic poem |
| Fingal | — |
| Temora | — |
| Bellum Civile | Latin epic poem |
| Alha-Khand ballads | oral epic |
|
Bashkir literature
surface form:
Ural‑batyr
|
Bashkir epic |
| Book of Dede Korkut | epic |
| Epic of Köroğlu | Turkic folk epic |
|
Quo Vadis (novel)
surface form:
Quo Vadis
|
historical epic |
| Ovid’s Metamorphoses | — |
| Pan Tadeusz | — |
| De expeditione Heraclii imperatoris | Byzantine Greek epic poem |
|
the Guillaume d’Orange epic cycle
surface form:
Guillaume d’Orange epic cycle
|
epic cycle |
| Trojan cycle | lost epic cycle |
| Adi Purana | Sanskrit epic poem |
| Epic of Manas | oral epic poem |
| Kakawin Smaradahana | kakawin |
| De raptu Proserpinae | Latin epic poem |
| De bello Gildonico | Latin epic poem |
| De bello Gothico | Latin epic poem |
| Kakawin Hariwangsa | — |
| Christ’s Victorie and Triumph | religious epic poem |
| Kakawin Gatotkacasraya | kakawin |
| Pampa Ramayana | Kannada epic poem |
|
Kumara Vyasa
surface form:
Karnata Bharata Kathamanjari
|
— |
|
Hyperion
surface form:
Hyperion (poem)
|
— |
| Gadayuddha | Kannada epic poem |
| Nart sagas | epic cycle |
| Bertsolaritza | oral poetry tradition |
|
Henryk Sienkiewicz’s novel "The Deluge"
surface form:
The Deluge
|
historical epic |
| The Fall of Hyperion: A Dream | — |