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In order to be considered an epic, there are certain qualifications and standards that a piece of literature must meet. The themes and motifs incorporated in these stories are universal and the plot lines are both historical and entertaining. These are long poem ....

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.... of Homer. Homer's Iliad and Odyssey are the most famous of the Greek . These epic poems tell the story of the Trojan War and the events and famous people surrounding the war. Throughout the Iliad, the universality of the poem is evident as concepts of war and man vs. man conflicts are expressed through the lives of Achilles, Hector, and Patroclus. Another epic quality in the Iliad is the invocation of the muse in the beginning of the story. This use of the muse is one of the specific characteristics of an epic poem. The muse is called upon to tell the story of Achilles and Hector. While the Hebrews acknowledged only one God, the Greeks hoste ....