Home›Epic and Heroic Narrative›Defining Trait›Subject MatterBrowse BySubject MatterFactsSubject MatterSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested750 BCE 1Subject MatterFilter Results23 entriesGenre FamilyAllAdventure and Action Fiction (2)Epic and Heroic Poetry Traditions (8)Folk Tales, Legends and Myths (8)Medieval and Classical Narrative Forms (1)Romance and Courtly Narrative (1)Sacred and Courtly Narrative of South and Southeast Asia (3)GroupAllAdventure and Action Fiction (2)Epic and Heroic Poetry Traditions (8)Folk Tales, Legends and Myths (8)Medieval and Classical Narrative Forms (1)Romance and Courtly Narrative (1)Sacred and Courtly Narrative of South and Southeast Asia (3)Place of OriginAllAsia (1)Azerbaijan (1)Bengal (1)Central Asia (1)France (1)Greece (2)Iceland (1)India (5)Iran (1)Ireland (2)Japan (2)Malay Archipelago (1)Malaysia (1)Turkey (1)United States (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 23Chivalric RomanceSubject MatterCreation MythSubject MatterDastanSubject MatterEchtraSubject MatterGunki MonogatariSubject MatterHamasahSubject MatterHikayatSubject MatterImmramSubject MatterJatakaSubject MatterLegendSubject MatterMangal-KavyaSubject MatterMilesian TaleSubject MatterMo'oleloSubject MatterMythSubject MatterNational EpicSubject MatterPowadaSubject MatterPrabandhaSubject MatterPuramSubject MatterPuranaSubject MatterSagaSubject MatterSetsuwaSubject MatterUrban LegendSubject MatterUtenziSubject MatterSources1. 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.