TITLE: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY EPICS OF THE WORLDContemporary western epicTitle County Origin Author Antagonist Protagonist Character 1.Strenght 2.Weakness 3.Helper 4.Fights for 5. familyThe Lone Ranger

America Zane Grey Collins John Reid 1. Expert marksman, and hand-to-hand combatant2. His Identity3. Tonto4. Revenge for his fellow rangers5. none

The Batman America artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger

The Joker Bruce Wayne 1. Intelligent and expert in martial arts2. Bullets, fire, explosion, etc.3. Robin4. Revenge on criminals after witnessing the murder on his parents.5. none

Captain America

America Joe Simon and Jack Kirby.

Red Skull, Baron Zemo

Steve Rogers 1. Has an indestructible shield that acts as a weapon and a shield.2. Bullets, fire, explosion, etc.3. James "Bucky" Barnes4. Reclamation of war5. none

Ghost Rider America Gary Friedrich & Roy Thomas

Demon “Mephisto”

Johnny Blaze 1. Limitless Superhuman strength and durabilityAbility to project regular and ethereal flame2.Tricked by Mephisto3. Carter Slade4. to send evil souls to hell5.none

Sherlock Holmes

Scotland Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Criminals Sherlock Holmes

1. logical reasoning, use of forensic science skills to solve difficult cases.2. Bullets, fire, explosion, etc.3. Dr. John H. Watson4. fights criminals5. has a brother named Mycroft holmes

Classical western epicTitle County

OriginAuthor Antagonist Protagonist Character 1.Strenght 2.Weakness 3.Helper 4.Fights for 5. family

Nibelungenlied Germany Anonymous Hagen Siegfried 1. Invulnerability from the dragon’s blood2. The only spot of his body where the leaf fell3. Gunther4. Defend his wife5. none

Beowulf England Anonymous Grendel Beowulf 1.strongest, ablest warrior around2. vulnerable3. company of men4. defeat evil lurkers5. none

Divine Comedy Italy Dante Alghieri Satan Dante Alghieri

1.wisdom and strength from the God2.evil lurkers3.Virgil4.Save souls5.none

Paradise Lost England John Milton Satan Adam 1.God’s Provision2.tempted by eve3.God4.Save his love5.none

King Arthur Brittain Chretien de Troyes

Mordred King Arthur 1.Fearless and Strong2.Jealousy3.Merlin4.proves that fire can’t hurt him5.none

Classical eastern epicTitle County Origin Author Antagonist Protagonis

tCharacter 1.Strenght 2.Weakness 3.Helper 4.Fights for 5. family

Ramayana India Valmiki Ravana Rama 1.Strategeic, wisdom provided by the gods2.being stabbed, fall from height, etc.3. Lakshmana4. Slaying of Ravana, the abductor of Sita5. lakshamana, his brother

Biag ni Lam-Ang

Philippines Pedro Bucaneng

Sumarang Lam-Ang 1.Ability to speak after being born, supernatural strength2.being stabbed, pierced , etc.3.Don Juan, his Father4.Revenge his father5.none

Bantugen Philippines Antonio Balibi

King Miskoyaw

Prince Bantugen

1. war and magic expertise2. was cursed leading to death, but was resurrected3. king Madali, the one who retrieved his soul from the angel of death4. defends his territory from king Miskoyaw5.has a family

Ibalong Philippines Merito Espiñas

“Oriol” the serpent

Baltog 1.Strong and can make other people blind2.Death3.Handyong4.Eliminating evil monsters5.none

Gilgamesh Mesopotamia Anonymous Ishtar Gilgamesh 1.demi-god, two-thirds of a god2.Death3.Enkidu4.reconcile mankind’s enduring achievement5.has a mother

Contemporary eastern epicTitle County

OriginAuthor Antagonist Protagonis

tCharacter 1.Strenght 2.Weakness 3.Helper 4.Fights for 5. family

Pedro Penduko

Philippines Francisco V. Coching

Minokawa Pedro Penduko

1. resourceful and quick-witted2.Death3. Maguayan4.Defeat evil forces5.has a brother

Agent X44 Philippines Joyce Bernal

Mustafah Saleh

Agent x44/King

1.Techonology advanced Gadgets2.Death3.Junior4.to retrieve the dagger used by Lapu-lapu to kill Magellan5.none

Mario Brothers

Japan Shigeru Miyamoto

Koopa Mario 1.can increase size, can shoot fire balls, and fly2.touching enemies will shrink or kill him3.Luigi4.to save the princess5. has a brother

Captain Barbell

Philippines Mars Ravelo

General. Viel Villian

Tenteng 1.Golden magical barbell that gives super powers2.askobar to destroy the barbell3.The Genie4.Fights Villains5.none

Ang Agimat ni Pepe

Philippines Tony Canyado

Evil Creatures

Felipe "Pepe" Dimaanta, Jr.

1.Magic amulet that gives super power2.Absence of the amulet3. Felipe "Pepe" Dimaanta, Sr.4.Have to fulfill his father’s mission5.none

1. What makes an Epic eastern or western? It can be simply determined by the country origin of the poet, or the writer of the epic.

2. Why did the Philippines have a lot of Epics? Simply because we have a lot of Region that are culturally isolated from other regions, that includes the god they serve, the language

used, one epic can’t be passed down to another region so they tend to create their own epic to tell their younger generations.JEREMIAH A. SUAREZ