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Article: The world of epic heroes.(MUSINGS)

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May 1, 2007
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"Success follows those who achieve because they believe they can achieve."

--Virgil, author of the Roman epic Aeneid, Book V, line 231

YOU ARE IN FOR A REAL TREAT, IF YOU HAVE NEVER READ AN EPIC. Even if you have read an epic, the tales that follow are sure to delight and interest you.

While CALLIOPE's pages are too few to include even one epic in its entirety, CALLIOPE hopes that the tales we have chosen will entice you to get the "real ...

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