n. 25B6; noun
the epics of Homer : HEROIC POEM; story, saga, legend, romance, chronicle, myth, fable, tale.
a big Hollywood epic : long film; informal blockbuster.
25B6; adjective
a traditional epic poem : HEROIC, long, grand, monumental, Homeric, Miltonian.
their epic journey : AMBITIOUS, heroic, grand, great, Herculean; very long, monumental.