Light Bulb on the Edison Tower, Edison, NJ. The story of the (formerly) third-oldest working light bulb is sad. The bulb reportedly was turned on in 1912, only four years after the one in Fort Worth, yet it received no accolades, no fame, no noble title, and ended its long life in obscurity.
Freebase(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: Epic. Epic is a song by the American rock band Faith No More. It was released in 1989/1990 as the second single from their third album The Real Thing in US and in 1990 as their second single from that album in the UK and Europe. The song was a breakthrough hit.
In literature, the epic hero incorporates three characteristics, according to the Center for Hellenic Studies at Harvard University. The epic hero is unseasonal, or transcends the time in which he existed. The epic hero is also extreme, in both the positive and negative aspects of his personality. He is also antagonistic toward another character, usually a god or god-like figure.