Epik puoym, epik (frah Latn epicus, frah di Ienshint Griik ajitiv epikos, frah epos, ""wod, tuori, puoym""), epos (frah Latn epos, fra Griik epos), ar epopee (frah French épopée, frah nio-Latn epopoeia ) a lenti naritiv puoym, aadinerili kansoernin siiros sobjek we kantien ditiel a eruoyk diid ah ivent signifikant tu wah kolcha ar nieshan. Milman Pari (Milman Parry) ah Alboert Laad (Albert Lord) aagiu se di Uomerik epikdem, di hoerlies wok a Westan lichicha, weh fondamentali wah uoral puoytik faam. Demaya wok faam di biesis a di epik jaahra ina Westan lichicha. Nieli aal a Westan epik (ingkluudn Voerjil Enyiid (Virgil's Aeneid) ah Danti Divain Kamedi (Dante's Divine Comedy) self-kanshosli prizent iself az kantiniuyeshan a di chradishan we eh-bigin bai demya puoym. Klasikal epik implai daktilik examita ah rikount wah joerni, aida fizikal (tipifai bai Odisios ina di Adisi) ar mental (tipifai bai Akiliiz ina di Iliad) ar buot. Azwel epik ten fi ailait kolcharal naam ah fi difain ar riez kuestian bout kolcharal valyuu, potikiula az deh potien tu eroizim.