character in epic poetry
C20981
concept
A character in epic poetry is a larger-than-life figure—often a hero, deity, or legendary being—whose actions, virtues, and conflicts drive the grand narrative and embody the cultural values of the epic’s society.
Observed surface forms (12)
- epic character ×8
- character in Beowulf ×2
- character in the Nart sagas ×2
- Dantean character ×1
- Kalevala character ×1
- character from Armenian epic poetry ×1
- character in Nart sagas ×1
- character in The Faerie Queene ×1
- character in medieval literature ×1
- epic heroes ×1
- epicPoetryCharacter ×1
- էպոսային կերպար ×1
Instances (28)
- Iagoo
- Lion-Mher via concept surface "character from Armenian epic poetry"
- Little Mher via concept surface "epic character"
- Enkidu
- Narts via concept surface "epic heroes"
- Sosruqo via concept surface "character in Nart sagas"
- Uryzmag via concept surface "character in the Nart sagas"
- Satanaya via concept surface "character in the Nart sagas"
- King Kuru via concept surface "epic character"
- Uta-napišti
- Ulysses via concept surface "epicPoetryCharacter"
- Radheya via concept surface "epic character"
- Kanka via concept surface "epic character"
- Ajatashatru via concept surface "epic character"
- Halga via concept surface "character in Beowulf"
- Wealhtheow via concept surface "character in Beowulf"
- Janaki via concept surface "epic character"
- Argante
- Artegall
- Duessa via concept surface "character in The Faerie Queene"
- Satyrane
- Talus
- Ilmarinen via concept surface "Kalevala character"
- Սասունցի Մհեր via concept surface "էպոսային կերպար"
- Pandya king of Madurai via concept surface "epic character"
- Beatrice Portinari via concept surface "Dantean character"
- Brutus of Troy via concept surface "character in medieval literature"
- Alpamys Batyr via concept surface "epic character"