Compléter Epic and Epopee: Fill in the Blanks ChallengeVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of epic poetry and its themes with this engaging fill-in-the-blanks game! par Gina Mendoza de Morales 1 history hero deeds beings verse Virgil's experience culture heroic style genre structure grand events values nation scale epic Iliad Odyssey poetry Aeneid Homer's divine narrative culture collective journey battles epopee The terms " " and " " refer to a of that celebrates and significant . An epic typically features a , often involving a hero's , , and the intervention of . These narratives are characterized by their elevated and formal , often written in . The epopee , a term derived from the Greek word for " story " or " narrative , " emphasizes the same themes but may focus more on the of a or rather than an individual . Both forms serve to preserve , , and , often reflecting the ideals of the society from which they originate . Notable examples include " " and " , " as well as " . "