Fable vs. Epic: Act I

fa·ble

ˈfābəl/

noun

noun: fable; plural noun: fables

1. 1.

   a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.

   synonyms:

   moral tale, tale, parable, allegory "the fable of the wary fox"

   • a story, typically a supernatural one incorporating elements of myth and legend.

     synonyms:

     myth, legend, saga, epic, folk tale, folk story, fairy tale, mythos, folklore, mythology "the fables of ancient Greece"

   • myth and legend.

     "the unnatural monsters of fable"
   • a false statement or belief.

verb

archaic

verb: fable; 3rd person present: fables; past tense: fabled; past participle: fabled; gerund or present participle: fabling

1.

tell fictitious tales.

"I do not dream nor fable"

 

ep·ic

ˈepik/

noun

noun: epic; plural noun: epics

1. 1.

   a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.

   synonyms:

   heroic poem; More story, saga, legend, romance, chronicle, myth, fable, tale "the epics of Homer"

   • the genre of epic poems.

     "the romances display gentler emotions not found in Greek epic"
   • a long film, book, or other work portraying heroic deeds and adventures or covering an extended period of time.

     "a Hollywood biblical epic"

     synonyms:

     long film; informalblockbuster "a big Hollywood epic"

adjective

adjective: epic

1. 1.

   of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics.

   "England's national epic poem Beowulf"

   synonyms:

   heroic, long, grand, monumental, Homeric, Miltonian "a traditional epic poem"

   • heroic or grand in scale or character.

     "his epic journey around the world"

     synonyms:

     ambitious, heroic, grand, great, Herculean; More very long, monumental; adventurous "their epic journey"

   • informal

     particularly impressive or remarkable.

     "the gig last night was epic"