Epic?

So I've told y'all I've been working on an epic. Want to know what an epic is? Or at least what Mrs. G. defines one as? Here:

Remember the epic characteristics:

1. The hero is a figure of national importance.
2. The action involves a long and dangerous journey.
3. The setting of an epic is large in scale.
4. Supernatural beings and events play a role in epic affairs.
5. The style of an epic is formal and grand. (not required)
6. The action of an epic starts in the middle of things, rather than at the true beginning of the story.
7. Epics assign short phrases (epithets) to individual characters.
8. Epics usually contain 24 books or parts. (Your epic/story does not have to be 24 chapters long. You have a 2-page minimum. Yippee!)
9. Be creative. Use Greek gods and goddesses (mythological) or angels and demons (spiritual warfare).
10. Include dialogue.

Ok, so that's Mrs. G's definition. Doesn't sound too hard, does it? Uhh...well...for some reason it's a lot harder then it looks--for me. Right now I have a whole folder for epics:

And inside that folder are 8 documents...all of them at least a little different. It's getting kind of scary.

And that's not even counting the other ones I've started/deleted/written beginnings for! Get this: we've been working on this for 3 weeks now...and I just started a new one yesterday. I'm really starting to freak myself out. ;) Mom says she just wishes these epics were done.

If you have any suggestions for epics, you can comment and tell me what you think would make a great story. :P

P. S. Did I forget to mention that I'll have to read this in class!?! Why, oh why...