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...f them having a hundred hands and fifty heads" (''Bibliotheca''). In Latin poetry, the Hecatonchires were known as the '''Centimani,''' which also means "Hun *Homer, The Iliad - Greek Epic C9th-8th BC

*Homer, The Iliad - Greek Epic C9th-8th BC *Hesiod, Theogony - Greek Epic C8th-7th BC

...lsh]] ''[[Mabinogion]]'' or those found in [[Iceland|Icelandic]] [[skaldic poetry]]. Many of the tales in the ''[[Golden Legend]]'' of [[Jacobus de Voragine| **[[Epic poetry]]

...ne that has survived, was in the ''Theogony'' attributed to Hesiod. A lost epic ''Titanomachy'' attributed to the blind Thracian bard Thamyris, himself a l ...ith the [[Vanir]] and [[Jotun]]s in Scandinavian mythology, the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish, the Hittite "Kingship in Heaven" narrative, and the obscure ge

...enau, Adelbert von Chamisso, August Wilhelm von Schlegel, Julius Mosen (an epic, 1838), and Ludwig Köhler; of novels by Franz Horn (1818), Oeklers, and Le In France, Edgar Quinet published his prose epic on the legend in 1833, making the subject the judgment of the world; and Eu

...group to settle Ireland, conquering the island from the [[Fir Bolg]]. The Epic of the Tuatha Dé Danann is the first Cycle of Irish storytelling. ...nanns were descendants of the goddess Danu and skilled in art and science, poetry and magic. They are described as physically outstanding; tall, red-haired,

'''''Paradise Lost''''' is an epic poem by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. ..."for the satisfaction of many that have desired it.") The poem follows the epic tradition of starting ''in medias res'' (Latin for ''in the midst of things

...[Satan]] in ''Paradise Lost''; indeed, the monster says, after reading the epic poem, that he sympathizes with Satan's role in the story. ...in the collection of poetry he wrote with his sister Elizabeth, ''Original Poetry by Victor and Cazire''. [http://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UI

...other survivors of the war turned to religion, philosophy, music, art and poetry, the disillusioned and jaded Spencer wandered the world and became somethin ...n comic miniseries, simply entitled ''Pinhead'', created by Marvel Comics' Epic Comics imprint.

...ts of the 5th and 8th centuries, respectively, were first made into [[epic poetry]] and became partly mythological over the following centuries. Conscious ge

Further evidence for elves in Norse mythology comes from Skaldic poetry, the ''Poetic Edda'' and legendary sagas. In these elves are linked to the ...predominantly female elves in Denmark and Sweden. In the German middle-age epic the ''Nibelungenlied'', a [[dwarf]] named ''Alberich'' plays an important r

...ish off sneakily the few whites they would know to have survived. In this epic sequence of events, which Manson told his followers would take place in the ...duction of a drawing of faces done by Manson. Also includes liner notes of poetry attributed to Manson.

...include episodes that occur in Hell. In the Roman poet [[Virgil]]'s Latin epic, the ''[[Aeneid]]'', Aeneas descends into Dis (the underworld) to visit his ...of his major works, "[[Une Saison en Enfer|A Season In Hell]]". Rimbaud's poetry portrays his own suffering in a poetic form as well as other themes.

...hieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, the last great work of literature of the Middle ...d on Neil Hannon, also exists. Their music style has influences of classic poetry in general.