Epic+or+epic+hero

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 * Epic**

__Definition__: a long narrative poem that recounts the adventures and feats of a traditional or well known hero

__Example__: Homer's, //The Odyssey//, recounts the toils of Odysseus as he sailed back to his home land and defeated Cyclop's, Circe and many other gods and monsters. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~joelja/odyssey.html

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 * Epic hero**

__Definition__: the main character or protagonist in an epic that is heroically larger than life

[|www.iclasses.org/assets/literature/literary_glossary.cfm]

__Example__: Beowulf, with his great valor and might, is pictured as the ultimate hero. http://www.alcyone.com/max/lit/beowulf/index.html




 * The first page of Beowulf.**