Greek epic
Ancient heroic verse
Greek epic refers to ancient Greek narrative poetry in elevated style, particularly Homer's *Iliad* and *Odyssey*.
These foundational works established conventions—invocations to the Muse, heroic battles, divine intervention, extended similes—that shaped Western literature.
By extension, anything of grand scale or heroic ambition may be called a Greek epic: The project became a Greek epic of delays and setbacks.
- HonorName or courtroom title
- heroOne admired for courage
- Ancient GreeceClassical Mediterranean civilization
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- Trojan WarLegendary Greek-versus-Troy conflict
Homer · oral · bronze age · Troy · wooden horse · Patroclus · Chiron · sea · bow · ship · spear · Hector · shield · horse · gods · muse · epithets · wrath of Achilles
Greek epicGreek comedy
Humorous ancient Athenian drama
Greek tragedy · epigram · haiku · limerick · prose fiction
Greek epicMayan mythology
Sacred narratives of ancient Mesoamerica
Norse saga · Egyptian mythology · Celtic myth · Celtic mythology