Ĕp'o-pē'ia or Ep'o-pee', n.

(-pē'yā), Ep'o-pee', n. [Fr. épopée, Gr. ἐποποιΐα, a writing of epic poetry, epic poetry itself, from ἐποποιός, writing epic poetry, from ἔπος, song, and ποιεῖν, to make. See infra.]

1. An epic poem.
2. The history, action, or fable which makes the subject of an epic poem.