ˈeˌpäs noun
( -es )
Etymology: Greek, word, speech, epic poem — more at voice
1. : a body of poetry expressing the tradition of a people ; specifically : a number of poems that treat parts of an epic theme but are not formally united
the age of epos is followed by that of epopee — George Grote
2. : epic 1
a wide variety of genre from the simple … to the more complex (ceremonial songs and the heroic epos ) — T.G.Wiener