Which is not characteristic of an epic?

a. the epic hero is simply "average" so that readers can better relate to him or her.
b. the subject matter deeply reflects the culture that produced it.
c. the hero visits an unreal or supernatural world.
d. epics usually involve some sort of resurrection.
e. all of the above are features of an epic.

All of the above are features of an epic.

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.