What is an Epic?
cultural values of a race, nation, or religious group. (d) The hero's success or failure will determine the fate of that people or nation. (e) The action takes place in a vast setting, and covers a wide geographic area. The setting is frequently some time in the remote past. (f) The action contains superhuman feats of strength or military prowess.
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