By Location

This page contains the entire collection of epics contained in this site organized by location. Epics linked to different locations (e.g., via the author, performance traditions, principal locations within the epic itself, or reception) will be found in multiple categories. Given also the somewhat arbitrariness of geographical divisions by continent or part thereof, there are also alternative groupings (e.g., Mediterranean). Explore the collection below.

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Homer, Iliad

Homer, Iliad

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe, Western/Central Asia

Homer, Odyssey

Homer, Odyssey

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

“Homer,” The Battle of Frogs and Mice

“Homer,” The Battle of Frogs and Mice

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Ramayana

Ramayana

Ancient World, India and Southeast Asia, Location, Time Period

Mahabharata

Mahabharata

Ancient World, India and Southeast Asia, Location, Time Period

Epic of King Gesar

Epic of King Gesar

Ancient World, East Asia, India and Southeast Asia, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica

Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica

Africa, Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Time Period

Virgil, Aeneid

Virgil, Aeneid

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Ovid, Metamorphoses

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Statius, Thebaid

Statius, Thebaid

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Statius, Achilleid

Statius, Achilleid

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period, Western Europe

Apollodorus, Library

Apollodorus, Library

Ancient World, Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Time Period

Beowulf

Beowulf

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

Ferdowsi, Shahnameh

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

bylinas

bylinas

Eastern Europe, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period

Chanson de Roland

Chanson de Roland

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Táin Bó Cúailnge

Táin Bó Cúailnge

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Attar, The Conference of the Birds

Attar, The Conference of the Birds

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Cantar de Mio Cid

Cantar de Mio Cid

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

The Legend of Darkness

The Legend of Darkness

Ancient World, East Asia, Location, Time Period

Renaut de Montauban

Renaut de Montauban

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

The Tale of Igor’s Campaign

The Tale of Igor’s Campaign

Eastern Europe, Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period

Nibelungenlied

Nibelungenlied

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Kudrun

Kudrun

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

The Book of Dede Korkut

The Book of Dede Korkut

Location, Mediterranean, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Alpamish

Alpamish

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century, Western/Central Asia

Tale of the Heike

Tale of the Heike

East Asia, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period

Three Kingdoms (Sanguo yanyi)

Three Kingdoms (Sanguo yanyi)

East Asia, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period

Boccaccio, The Theseid

Boccaccio, The Theseid

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Western Europe

Kebra Nagast

Kebra Nagast

Africa, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period

Legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table

Legends of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table

Location, Northern Europe, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Boiardo, Orlando Innamorato

Boiardo, Orlando Innamorato

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Martorell, Tirant lo Blanch

Martorell, Tirant lo Blanch

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Montalvo, Amadís de Gaula

Montalvo, Amadís de Gaula

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Ariosto, Orlando Furioso

Ariosto, Orlando Furioso

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Popol Wuj

Popol Wuj

Ancient World, Location, The Americas, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period

Tullia d’Aragona, Il Meschino, altramente detto il Guerrino

Tullia d’Aragona, Il Meschino, altramente detto il Guerrino

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Camões, The Lusiads

Camões, The Lusiads

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata

Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Alonso de Ercilla, La Araucana

Alonso de Ercilla, La Araucana

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Americas, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Spenser, The Faerie Queene

Spenser, The Faerie Queene

Location, Northern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Oña, Arauco domado

Oña, Arauco domado

Location, The Americas, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period

Cervantes, Don Quixote

Cervantes, Don Quixote

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Balboa, Espejo de paciencia

Balboa, Espejo de paciencia

Location, The Americas, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period

Villagrá, Historia de la Nueva México

Villagrá, Historia de la Nueva México

Location, The Americas, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period

Marino, Adone

Marino, Adone

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Milton, Paradise Lost

Milton, Paradise Lost

Location, Northern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Milton, Paradise Regained

Milton, Paradise Regained

Location, Northern Europe, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Epic of Köroghlu

Epic of Köroghlu

Location, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Kotliarevs’kyi, Eneïda

Kotliarevs’kyi, Eneïda

Eastern Europe, Location, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period

Escóiquiz, México Conquistada

Escóiquiz, México Conquistada

Location, The Americas, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period

Manas

Manas

Location, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Eneida navyvarat

Eneida navyvarat

Eastern Europe, Location, Northern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Mickiewicz, Pan Tadeusz

Mickiewicz, Pan Tadeusz

Eastern Europe, Location, Northern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Rodríguez y Cos, El Anáhuac

Rodríguez y Cos, El Anáhuac

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Lönnrot, Kalevala

Lönnrot, Kalevala

Location, Northern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Lakhnavi, The Adventures of Amir Hamza

Lakhnavi, The Adventures of Amir Hamza

India and Southeast Asia, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Malaguerra

Malaguerra

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western Europe

The Great Law of Peace

The Great Law of Peace

Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, The Americas, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

David of Sassoun (Sasna Tsrer)

David of Sassoun (Sasna Tsrer)

Location, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western/Central Asia

Granados Maldonado, La Zaragozaida

Granados Maldonado, La Zaragozaida

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Pessoa, Mensagem

Pessoa, Mensagem

Location, Mediterranean, Southern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

Location, Northern Europe, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Rand, Atlas Shrugged

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

H.D., Helen in Egypt

H.D., Helen in Egypt

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period, Western Europe

Turner, The New World

Turner, The New World

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Turner, Genesis

Turner, Genesis

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Walcott, Omeros

Walcott, Omeros

Africa, Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Turner, Apocalypse

Turner, Apocalypse

Location, The Americas, The Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Century, Time Period

Ibonia

Ibonia

Africa, Location, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

The Epic of Liyongo

The Epic of Liyongo

Africa, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

Epic of Sun-Jata

Epic of Sun-Jata

Africa, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

Mwindo epic

Mwindo epic

Africa, Location, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

Mubila epic

Mubila epic

Africa, Location, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

Ponnivala Nadu

Ponnivala Nadu

India and Southeast Asia, Location, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

Sirat Bani Hilal

Sirat Bani Hilal

Africa, Location, Mediterranean, Tenth to Fourteenth Centuries, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

The Epic of Askia Mohammed

The Epic of Askia Mohammed

Africa, Location, The Fifteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Time Period, Transcribed in the 20th and 21st century

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