Home›Epic and Heroic Narrative›Defining Trait›Form and TechniqueBrowse ByForm and TechniqueFactsForm and TechniqueSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested750 BCE 1Form and TechniqueFilter Results18 entriesGenre FamilyAllEpic and Heroic Poetry Traditions (9)Fables and Moral Tales (1)Folk Tales, Legends and Myths (1)Frame and Cumulative Tales (1)Medieval and Classical Narrative Forms (3)Romance and Courtly Narrative (1)Storytelling and Oral Performance Traditions (2)GroupAllEpic and Heroic Poetry Traditions (9)Fables and Moral Tales (1)Folk Tales, Legends and Myths (1)Frame and Cumulative Tales (1)Medieval and Classical Narrative Forms (3)Romance and Courtly Narrative (1)Storytelling and Oral Performance Traditions (2)Place of OriginAllAsia (1)Brazil (1)China (1)Europe (1)Great Lakes region (1)Iceland (1)India (1)Indonesia (1)Italy (1)Japan (1)Poland (1)Russia (1)Ukraine (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 18AnecdoteForm and TechniqueBianwenForm and TechniqueBylinaForm and TechniqueCordel LiteratureForm and TechniqueCumulative TaleForm and TechniqueDream VisionForm and TechniqueDumaForm and TechniqueEpicForm and TechniqueGawędaForm and TechniqueKakawinForm and TechniqueKarisiForm and TechniqueMahakavyaForm and TechniqueMaqamaForm and TechniqueMonogatariForm and TechniqueNarrative PoetryForm and TechniqueProsimetrumForm and TechniqueRimurForm and TechniqueUligerForm and TechniqueSources1. Homer (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaHomer, lead section, birth dating sentence (epic genre)Quote, Homer, lead section, birth dating sentence (epic genre)possibly born c. 8th century BCView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.