The Clue
"Ben-Hur," e.g. (4 letter answer)
The Answer
EPIC
Tags
Notes
The answer EPIC is very common and appears about once every 46 puzzles.
Related Clues
"Beowulf" is one
"Beowulf," for one
"Cleopatra," for one
Colossal
Grand
Grandiose
Heroic
Huge
Imposing
Majestic
Monumental
Sweeping
Vast
"Beowulf," e.g.
Of grand proportions
On a grand scale
Grand in scope
Grist for DeMille?
Heroic poem
Heroic tale
The "Iliad," e.g.
Kind of proportions
Large-scale
"Lawrence of Arabia," for one
Miniseries, maybe
Quite a story
Tale of Gilgamesh
"The Ten Commandments," for one
Bigger than big
De Mille film
Like the "Iliad" and "Odyssey"
Like some proportions
Like "Star Wars"
Long heroic poem
"Paradise Lost," e.g.
Michael Jackson's record label
"Poema del Cid," e.g.
Definition
EPIC as a noun:
1. (epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos) = a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
EPIC as an adjective:
1. (epic, heroic, larger-than-life) = very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture"
2. (epic, epical) = constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"