Epic Poems

1.
The Iliad
The Iliad
by: Homer
3.92 avg rating — 494,682 ratings
2.
Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
Gilgamesh: A Verse Narrative
by: Anonymous
3.75 avg rating — 114,183 ratings
3.
Beowulf
Beowulf
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 338,037 ratings
4.
Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
by: Ovid
4.10 avg rating — 76,404 ratings
5.
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
by: Homer
3.82 avg rating — 1,156,683 ratings
6.
Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling
Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling 4.41 avg rating — 397 ratings
7.
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 3.85 avg rating — 177,953 ratings
8.
The Song of Roland
The Song of Roland
by: Unknown
3.50 avg rating — 18,741 ratings
9.
The Inferno (The Divine Comedy, #1)
The Inferno (The Divine Comedy, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 200,513 ratings
10.
The Aeneid of Virgil
The Aeneid of Virgil 3.87 avg rating — 139,139 ratings
11.
The Nibelungenlied
The Nibelungenlied
by: Unknown
3.82 avg rating — 8,697 ratings
12.
The Faerie Queene
The Faerie Queene 3.58 avg rating — 17,146 ratings
13.
Jason and the Argonauts
Jason and the Argonauts 3.83 avg rating — 11,059 ratings
14.
The Purgatorio (The Divine Comedy, #2)
The Purgatorio (The Divine Comedy, #2) 4.05 avg rating — 29,177 ratings
15.
The Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, #3)
The Paradiso (The Divine Comedy, #3) 3.96 avg rating — 21,302 ratings
16.
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings 4.51 avg rating — 5,517 ratings
17.
The Death of King Arthur: A New Verse Translation
The Death of King Arthur: A New Verse Translation
by: Unknown
3.74 avg rating — 782 ratings
18.
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde 3.75 avg rating — 7,062 ratings
18.
Idylls of the King
Idylls of the King 3.97 avg rating — 10,331 ratings
20.
King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla
King Harald's Saga: Harald Hardradi of Norway: From Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla 4.02 avg rating — 1,203 ratings
21.
The Saga of the Volsungs
The Saga of the Volsungs
by: Anonymous
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,855 ratings
22.
The Poem of the Cid
The Poem of the Cid
by: Anonymous
3.44 avg rating — 15,317 ratings
23.
Pharsalia
Pharsalia
by: Lucan
3.92 avg rating — 1,602 ratings
24.
Ramayana
Ramayana
by: Vālmīki
4.19 avg rating — 5,258 ratings
25.
Jerusalem Delivered
Jerusalem Delivered 3.96 avg rating — 1,764 ratings
26.
Enuma Elish: The Seven Tablets of the History of Creation
Enuma Elish: The Seven Tablets of the History of Creation
by: Unknown
3.83 avg rating — 1,645 ratings
27.
Theogony
Theogony
by: Hesiod
3.73 avg rating — 6,330 ratings
28.
Sili Italici Punica (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana) (Latin Edition)
Sili Italici Punica (Bibliotheca scriptorum Graecorum et Romanorum Teubneriana) (Latin Edition) 3.08 avg rating — 13 ratings
29.
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 3.85 avg rating — 177,953 ratings
30.
Njal's Saga
Njal's Saga
by: Anonymous
3.94 avg rating — 5,366 ratings
31.
Achilleid
Achilleid 3.84 avg rating — 216 ratings
32.
The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica
The Trojan Epic: Posthomerica 3.98 avg rating — 644 ratings
33.
The Nature of Things
The Nature of Things
by: Lucretius
3.97 avg rating — 14,247 ratings