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Actions appropriate to the epic include: | Actions appropriate to the epic include: | ||
* Deeds of heroes like Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Prometheus | * Deeds of [[hero | heroes]] like Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Prometheus | ||
* Battles against great odds, like Roland | * Battles against great odds, like Roland | ||
* Wars between individual heroes as in the ''Iliad'' | * Wars between individual heroes as in the ''Iliad'' | ||
* Real voyages as in the ''Odyssey''; or allegorical voyages through a different terrain as in | * Real voyages as in the ''Odyssey''; or [[allegory | allegorical]] voyages through a different terrain as in <i>[[The Divine Comedy]]</i> | ||
* Initiation of great enterprises, as the founding of a new city in the ''Aeneid'' | * Initiation of great enterprises, as the founding of a new city in the ''Aeneid'' | ||
* The performing of exploits, great and important; admirable actions accompanied by difficulty, temptations, and danger | * The performing of exploits, great and important; admirable actions accompanied by difficulty, temptations, and danger | ||