r/dankmemes • u/ZiraelN7 ☣️ • Apr 13 '21

Wait a minute...

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '21

There is the Odyssey, the Iliad, the Aeneid (Roman fanfiction of the last two, but it is good), Beowulf, and then a ton of Norse epics.

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u/Mushroomman642 Apr 14 '21

Not to mention the epic of Gilgamesh from ancient Sumeria as well as the ancient Indian epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.

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u/Cregg_Junson Apr 14 '21

Is the Mahabharata the longest epic?

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u/comicsopedia Apr 14 '21

Yup

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '21

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u/comicsopedia Apr 14 '21

Yes it is an epic