Epic

__**Epic**__ epic- a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events
 * The Odyssey is an epic written by Homer. Odyssey has to learn about pride and overcome where the obstacles that he has put himself in. Another written by Homer that is similar is the Illiad.
 * Beowulf by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon poet. It is an epic poem in that Beowulf is a hero who travels great distances to prove his strenghts at impossible odds against supernatural demons and beasts. [[image:homer.jpg width="298" height="374"]]