Definition of "epos" [ep•os]

• A number of poems, not formally united, that treat an epic theme. (noun)
• An epic. (noun)

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• "The epos is the calm quiet representation of an action in progress."
• "In this way he discovers amidst these ruins the thread of an old connection, a kind of epos, the theme of which was the glorification of the people of Israel, a theme which finds a prelude even in the primitive history of the human race."
• "(TSX: SEG), a Canadian-owned Mexican-based mining operations company; TVN Niagara Inc., a venture vying to become the Niagara Peninsula's first over-the-air television broadcaster; AGS Inc., an "epos""