The Odyssey

Gods and Goddesses were assosiated with diffrent aspects of nature or human behavior They were powerful but not all powerful the gods were quick to punish human beings guilty of hubris or excessive pride

Epic: is a long narrative poem that relates important events in the history or folklore of the culture that produced it

Epic Hero: a larger than life person who embodies traits that the culture values

An epic story starts in media res which means in the middle of things

an epithet is a characterizing phrase for a person place or thing

an epic simile is a long comparison over many lines