Asian Languages
La Galigo, Sureq Galigo or La Galigo is an epic creation myth of the Bugis people from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Written in an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language, it is oe of the longest epics in the world.
Alpamysh; all of Middle Asia
Annanmar Kathai the story of the brothers, a Tamil epic of the Kongu Nadu region
Bahman Nama, a Persian epic about the story of Bahman son of Isfandyar
Banu Goshasp Nama, a Persian epic about the daughter of Rustam
Bidasari, a Malay epic
Biag ni Lam-Ang (Life of Lam-Ang), an epic of the Ilocano of northern Luzon, the Philippines
Darangen, an epic of the Maranao of Mindanao, the Philippines. Derived from the Ramayana.
Epic of King Gesar, a Tibetan epic, generally considered the longest in the world.
Epic of Gilgamesh, the oldest epic of the world from Mesopotamia and the Mediterranean world.
Faramarz Nama, a story about the Persian hero Faramarz
Garshasp Nama, a Persian epic about the heroe Garshasp
Heike Monogatari (The Tale of the Heike), a Japanese epic
Hinilawod, an epic of the Panay-Bukidnons of Panay, the Visayas, central Philippines.
Jewang ungi, a Korean epic.
Ibong Adarna, a Spanish-era Tagalog epic.
Mahabharata, a Sanskrit epic from India; known as Bharathayudha in Indonesia
Manas, an epic from Kyrgyzstan
Klei khan Y Dam San, an epic of Ede people in Central Highland (Tay Nguyen), Vietnam.
Book of Dede Korkut, an epic from Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Turcomans of Iraq and other Turkic nations
Koroglu, an epic from Azerbaijan and Turkey
Oghuz-nameh, an epic from Oghuz Turkic nations (Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Turkey, as well as Turcomans of Iraq)
Kutadgu Bilig, an epic from Central Asia, Uighurs and other Turkic nations.
Nagarakertagama, an Indonesian epic
On Jerusalem an epic written in Greek based on the Old Testament characters of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph
Panchatantra, a Sanskrit epic of Indian animal folktales.
Ramayana, a Sanskrit epic from India
Sepha Khun Chang Khun Phaen, a Thai epic
Shahnama, a Persian epic
Silappadhikaram, a South Indian epic
Epic of Siri, in Tulu language from Karnataka, India
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, a collection of stories from mostly Persian and Arabic sources
Journey to the West (also known as "Monkey"), a Chinese novel
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