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national epic

literary work that is central to national identity
Intangible literary_genre Q1521512
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national epic

Summary

national epic is a literary genre[1]. It draws 412 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #116 of 487).[2]

Key Facts

  • national epic's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
  • national epic is a type of epic poem[4].
  • national epic is a type of national symbol[5].
  • national epic's topic's main category is recorded as Q9980563[6].

Body

Definition and Type

national epic's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include epic poem[4] and national symbol[5].

Why It Matters

national epic draws 412 Wikipedia views per month (literary_genre category, ranking #116 of 487).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Kalevala Ramayana

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). national epic. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-epic
MLA “national epic.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-epic.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_national-epic_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{national epic}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/national-epic}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Q9980563
    Subclass of → epic poem, national symbol
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → literary genre
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 932, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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