cycle of David of Sassoun

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The cycle of David of Sassoun is a central heroic episode within the Armenian epic tradition, recounting the legendary exploits and battles of the folk hero David of Sassoun.

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cycle of David of Sassoun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Armenian epic cycle
heroic narrative
oral epic tradition
associatedWithEthnicGroup Armenians
basedOn Armenian folk tradition
countryOfOrigin Armenia
culturalSignificance central episode of Armenian epic tradition
genre epic poetry
heroic epic
hasHero David of Sassoun
hasMainCharacter David of Sassoun
hasPart stories about David of Sassoun
hasProtagonistRole folk hero
hasSetting Sassoun
hasTheme defense of homeland
heroism
struggle against oppression
language Armenian
literaryForm verse narrative
narrativeFocus battles of David of Sassoun
legendary exploits of David of Sassoun
partOf Armenian epic tradition
subject folk hero exploits
legendary battles
tradition Armenian oral literature
transmissionMethod oral performance

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Armenian epic Daredevils of Sassoun hasPart cycle of David of Sassoun
subject surface form: Daredevils of Sassoun