The EpicWhat’s in an epic?

Definitionepicadjective Also, ep·i·cal. 1. noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually

centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epic poem.

2. resembling or suggesting such poetry: an epic novel on the founding of the country.

3. heroic; majestic; impressively great: the epic events of the war.

4. of unusually great size or extent: a crime wave of epic proportions.

5. Slang. spectacular; very impressive; awesome: Their burgers and fries are epic!

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Recipe for an Epic A vast setting Covers many different lands or worlds

Recipe for an Epic Devine intervention Fantastical elements

Recipe for an Epic The Great Hero Embodies the values of the nation

Recipe for an Epic Written in verse (is a form of poetry) Contains long, formal speeches Is just looooong

The Epic of Gilgamesh Before 2000 BCE, Mesopotamia Earliest version written in Sumerian Main version is written in Akkadian by Sin-

Leqi-Unninni on 12 tablets