English noun: epos | |||
1. | epos (communication) a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poesy, poetry, verse | ||
2. | epos (communication) a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | ||
Synonyms | epic, epic poem, heroic poem | ||
Broader (hypernym) | poem, verse form | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | chanson de geste, heroic, heroic meter, heroic verse, rhapsody | ||
Instance hyponym | Aeneid, Divina Commedia, Divine Comedy, Iliad, Nibelungenlied, Odyssey | ||