epos (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *epos*:
NOUN	communication	epos	a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
communication	epos, epic poem, heroic poem, epic	a long / long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

English > *epos*: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme.
Broader	poetry, poesy, verse	literature in metrical form

English > *epos*: 2 senses > noun 2, communication
Meaning	A long / long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds.
Synonyms	epic poem, heroic poem, epic
Instances	Aeneid	An epic in Latin by Virgil
	Divine Comedy, Divina Commedia	A narrative epic poem written by Dante
	Iliad	A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
	Nibelungenlied	An epic poem written in Middle High German and based on the legends of Siegfried and Teutonic kings
	Odyssey	A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Narrower	chanson de geste	Old French epic poems
	heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic	A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes
	rhapsody	An epic poem adapted for recitation
Broader	poem, verse form	A composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Spanish	épica, epos, poema épico, poema heróico
Catalan	èpica, poema èpic
Adjectives	epic	constituting / constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic

HyperDic: epos