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This is a really interesting question. Just to be sure before I continue, let me define epic poetry in very general terms: epic poems are usually long, feature heroes acting against the...
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This is a great question. I would say that Homer (epic) was the bible for the Greeks. It was their glorious past. It provided moral exempla for them to follow in life and war. It also gave them...
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