= heroic, adj. 2b.

Of a poet, poetry, etc.: having mythological or historical heroes as subject matter (cf. sense A. 3); epic. Cf. mock-heroic, adj.

Of or relating to the genre of poetic composition, typically derived from ancient oral tradition, which celebrates in the form of a continuous…

Of a poem or other work: belonging to the epic genre; of the nature of an epic. Also: designating an epic poet. Cf. epic, adj. 1.