- epos - a body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
--1 is a kind of poetry, poesy, verse
- epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos - a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
--2 is a kind of poem, verse form
--2 has particulars:Aeneid; Divine Comedy, Divina Commedia; Iliad; Odyssey; Nibelungenlied; chanson de geste; rhapsody; heroic verse, heroic meter, heroic - epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos - a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds