character in epic poem
C20979
concept
A character in an epic poem is a larger-than-life figure—mortal or divine—whose actions, traits, and development drive the grand narrative and embody the poem’s central themes and cultural values.
Observed surface forms (5)
- Beowulf character ×4
- character in the Kalevala ×3
- chanson de geste character ×1
- character in an epic poem ×1
- epicLiteraryCharacter ×1
Instances (11)
- Chibiabos
- Dharmaputra via concept surface "epicLiteraryCharacter"
- Heorogar via concept surface "Beowulf character"
- Hrothmund via concept surface "Beowulf character"
- Heardred via concept surface "Beowulf character"
- Hrethel via concept surface "Beowulf character"
- Väinämöinen via concept surface "character in the Kalevala"
- Lemminkäinen via concept surface "character in the Kalevala"
- Erminia via concept surface "character in an epic poem"
- Aino via concept surface "character in the Kalevala"
- Guillaume d’Orange via concept surface "chanson de geste character"