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How Many Ancient Epics Have You Read?

Here is a long list of ancient epic tales and poems from all over the world. How many have you read?
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The Epic of Gilgamesh (Unknown)
The Epic of Gilgamesh
1
Unknown
The Iliad (Homer)
The Iliad
2
Homer
The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
3
Homer
The Aeneid (Virgil)
The Aeneid
4
Virgil
Sunjata (Banna Kanute/Bamba Suso)
Sunjata
5
Banna Kanute/Bamba Suso
The Ramayana (Valmiki)
The Ramayana
6
Valmiki
The Song of Roland (Anonymous)
The Song of Roland
7
Anonymous
Beowulf (Anonymous)
Beowulf
8
Anonymous
The Faerie Queene (Edmund Spenser)
The Faerie Queene
9
Edmund Spenser
Le Morte D'Arthur (Sir Thomas Malory)
Le Morte D'Arthur
10
Sir Thomas Malory
Argonautica (Apollonius of Rhodes)
Argonautica
11
Apollonius of Rhodes
The Nibelungenlied (Anonymous)
The Nibelungenlied
12
Anonymous
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore (Andy Orchard (Translator))
The Elder Edda: A Book of Viking Lore
13
Andy Orchard (Translator)
Njal's Saga (Anonymous)
Njal's Saga
14
Anonymous
The Saga of the Volsungs (Anonymous)
The Saga of the Volsungs
15
Anonymous
The Sagas of Icelanders (Various)
The Sagas of Icelanders
16
Various
Germania (Tacitus)
Germania
17
Tacitus
The Taín (Anonymous)
The Taín
18
Anonymous
The Book of Dede Korkut (Traditional Turkish)
The Book of Dede Korkut
19
Traditional Turkish
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Abolqasem Ferdowsi)
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
20
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
The Tale of the Heike (Anonymous)
The Tale of the Heike
21
Anonymous
The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok (Anonymous)
The Sagas of Ragnar Lodbrok
22
Anonymous
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Anonymous)
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
23
Anonymous
The Epic of Baal (Anonymous)
The Epic of Baal
24
Anonymous
Waldere (Anonymous)
Waldere
25
Anonymous
The Mahabharata (Vyasa)
The Mahabharata
26
Vyasa
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
27
John Milton
The Buddhacharita (Anonymous)
The Buddhacharita
28
Anonymous
The Divine Comedy (Dante Alighieri)
The Divine Comedy
29
Dante Alighieri
Orlando Furioso (Ludovico Ariosto)
Orlando Furioso
30
Ludovico Ariosto
The Raghuvamsa (Anonymous)
The Raghuvamsa
31
Anonymous
Theogony/Works and Days (Hesiod)
Theogony/Works and Days
32
Hesiod
The Jewang Ungi (Yi Seung-Hyu)
The Jewang Ungi
33
Yi Seung-Hyu
Faust (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
Faust
34
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
The Don Juan (Lord Byron)
The Don Juan
35
Lord Byron
The Pharsalia (Lucan)
The Pharsalia
36
Lucan
The Silapadikaram (Ilango Adigal)
The Silapadikaram
37
Ilango Adigal
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