First Words of Epic Poems

2022-03-09

Rage — The Iliad (Μῆνιν)

Man — The Odyssey (Ἄνδρα)

Wars and a man — The Aeneid (arma virumque)

Ascesis — The Ramayana (tapas)

God — The Mahabharata (nārāyaṇa)

Lo! — Beowolf (Hwæt), though other translations are offered as well.