1. A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
   "Homer's 'Iliad' is one of the most famous epos poems in Western literature";
   - epic poem, heroic poem, epic
    
2. A body of poetry that conveys the traditions of a society by treating some epic theme
   "The Iliad and Odyssey form the Greek epos"

Derived forms: eposes

Type of: poem, poesy [archaic], poetry, verse, verse form

Encyclopedia: Epos