Literary cycle

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A literary cycle is a group of stories focused on common figures, often (though not necessarily) based on mythical figures or loosely on historical ones. Cycles which deal with an entire country are sometimes referred to as matters. A fictional cycle is often referred to as a mythos.

Examples from folk and classical literature

= Western Europe =

== The three great western cycles:<ref>{{Cite news |last=Evans |first=Barry |date=25 October 2012 |title=King Arthur, Part 1: The Matter of Britain |url=https://www.northcoastjournal.com/lifeoutdoors/king-arthur-part-1-the-matter-of-britain-2166487 |access-date=2025-06-01 |work=North Coast Journal |language=en}}</ref> ==

== France ==

== Britain ==

== Germany ==

== Ireland ==

= Africa =

= Asia =

=== Japan ===

== India ==

  • The Mahabharata, the world's longest epic poem, many of whose stories deal with the lives of Indian mythological characters, most notably Krishna

= Middle East =

See also

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