Epic+poem+or+story
91Aeneid — For the group of nine Ancient Egyptian deities, see Ennead .Infobox Book name = Aeneid translator = image caption = Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 Galleria Borghese, Rome author = Virgil country = Roman Republic language =… …
92Wandering Jew — rather than a Jew.Origin of the legendThe origins of the legend are debatable. According to some sources, the legend stems from Jesus s words given in Matthew 16:28: : Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of… …
93Os Lusíadas — Front of the first edition of Os Lusíadas Os Lusíadas (Portuguese pronunciation: [uʒ luˈzi.ɐðɐʃ]), usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem by Luís Vaz de Camões (sometimes anglicized as Camoens). Written in Homeric… …
94List of cultural references in The Divine Comedy — The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is a long allegorical poem in three parts or canticas (or cantiche ), Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise), and 100 cantos, with the Inferno having 34, Purgatorio 33, and Paradiso 33 …
95Curse of Kehama — The Curse of Kehama is an 1810 epic poem composed by Robert Southey. The origins of the poem can be traced to Southey s school boy days when he would suffer insomnia along with his memories of a dark and mysterious schoolmate that later formed… …
96Nibelungenlied — The Nibelungenlied, translated as The Song of the Nibelungs, is an epic poem in Middle High German. The story tells of dragon slayer Siegfried at the court of the Burgundians, how he was murdered, and of his wife Kriemhild s revenge. The… …
97Orlando Furioso — For the opera by Vivaldi, see Orlando furioso (Vivaldi). For other uses, see Furioso (disambiguation). Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica by Gustave Doré. Orlando Furioso (The Frenzy of Orlando, more literally Mad Orlando; in Italian furioso is seldom… …
98Shahnameh — Shāhnāmé, or Shāhnāma (PerB|شاهنامه )(alternative spellings are Shahnama, Shahnameh, Shahname, Shah Nama , etc.), The Book of Kings , is an enormous poetic opus written by the Iranian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 CE and is the national epic of the… …
99List of artistic depictions of Beowulf — Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship. Its creation dates to between the 8th cite book | last = Tolkien | first = J.R.R. | authorlink = J.R.R. Tolkien | title = Beowulf: the Monsters and the Critics | location =… …
100The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in popular culture — This entry lists mentions of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in popular culture.Literature* In James M. Cain s crime novel Double Indemnity , Phyllis is described as the creature who came on board ship to shoot dice in The Rime of the Ancient… …
