Plural of epic; long narrative poems about heroic deeds, or any grand, impressive undertaking.
From Greek 'epikos' (of words, narrative) via Latin. Epic poetry tradition goes back to Homer and describes tales of gods and heroes in elevated language.
The oldest stories humans wrote down—like the Epic of Gilgamesh—weren't meant to be read silently; bards chanted them to audiences, which is why epics use repetitive phrases to help memory (no written copies!).
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