They were sung by strolling bards who provided the entertainment in a pre-TV age. In the 8th Century BCE after alphabetic writing was invented various versions were written down.
That will be Mahabharata, an ancient Indian Sanskrit epic. It is about 10 times as long as “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” combined.
Yes, the Mahabharata is one of the longest epic poems in any written language, consisting of around 100,000 verses. It is a significant ancient Indian epic that narrates the Kurukshetra War between two groups of cousins, the Pandavas and Kauravas.
In literature, epic refers to a long or extended narrative poem. The poems are typically written with dignified language about a heroine or hero.
An Epic poem is a particular style of poetry of an especially lengthy nature and not a poem written by someone called 'Epic'.
regarded by the ancient Greeks as literature.
The Odyssey and The Iliad (they were both originally written as epic poems.)
Homer from Ancient Greece is said to have written the epic poems The Iliad and The Odyssey.
The epic of Gilgamesh was written in ancient Mesopotamian languages, primarily in Akkadian.
Gilgamesh is the Sumerian hero-king about whom epic poems were written, which are considered some of the earliest surviving works of literature. He is the main character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, a tale that explores themes of friendship, mortality, and the search for meaning in life.
Traditional epic poems were often set in the past. The poems could take place in any nation or world. Epic poems often features heroes.
John E. Woodland has written: 'The epic of Easter, and other poems'
The Epic of Gilgamesh was originally written in ancient Sumerian and Akkadian languages.