epic_poem has definitions from the fields of verse,writing
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[ noun ] (verse,writing) a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds

Synonyms

epic heroic_poem epos

Used in print

(Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)

The epic_poems , the consolidation of the Greek pantheon , the rise of firm political_units , the self-awareness which could permit painted and sculptured representations of men - all these had to await the progress of following decades .

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