(_a_) Epigrams and Gnomes
(_b_) Philosophical didactic poems, Cosmogonies and
Theogonies
(_c_) The genuine Epopaea
[(_α_) The saga, the bible of a folk. Not every national
bible can rank as Epos. Greeks possess no ancient religious
books resembling Hindoo literature
(_β_) Not necessarily composed in the heroic time itself.
Homer. Views expressed which belong to earlier times
(_γ_) Position of the epic poet. His work a free creation.
He must feel at home in the world he depicts. Objective
independence of composition. The work of one artist]