In historical times, epics weren't epics unless they were written as long narrative poems; nowadays, however, considering the majority of poets these days don't consider themselves constrained by the even the most elementary rules of grammar, epics are no longer written as Homer wrote the Odyssey. ... As seen in the previous quote, she draws from not only familiar sights and emotions of her society, but also from nature. ...

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The quote could not be more true, heroes and their valorous deeds are wrapped in the mists of time and myth. ... The Iliad, followed by Odyssey are the examples of epic poetry in the early Greek literature, they "emphasized the ideals of honor and bravery and had an enormous influence on Greek culture- (Myrsiades 1997). ...

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