Definition that contains epic poem
- virgil a Roman poet; author of the epic poem `Aeneid' (70-19 BC)
- milton English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
- odyssey a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
- beowulf the legendary hero of an anonymous Old English epic poem composed in the early 8th century; he slays a monster and becomes king but dies fighting a dragon
- rhapsody (in ancient Greece) an epic poem adapted for recitation
- iliad a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy
- tasso Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
- chanson de geste Old French epic poems
- torquato tasso Italian poet who wrote an epic poem about the capture of Jerusalem during the First Crusade (1544-1595)
- el cid the hero of a Spanish epic poem from the 12th century