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I don't think anyone is really suggesting that we should "bow down" before Epic characters.
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Exactly, as that wouldn't make sense. Not an entirely corect example, but think of it as meeting a superstar. You don't go bowing down for but you do admire them/have respect for them. Or alternatively, if it's a bad guy, think of it as some nasty well-known person from history, you don't go bowing down there either (well, you might because the person you might be thinking of might be Ivan the Terrible who'll cut off your head if you don't bow), but some fear and caution would probably be something that you'd be experiencing.
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However if they are Epic in the sense being suggested, as in familiar to all, then a degree of respect, awe, or even resentment might be appropriate to a character meeting one for the first time
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Exactly, respect, awe and resentment are good examples of how you can feel about a well-known and famous (or infamous) person. Fear ('The Coldfinger will get you!' nice example that
)or caution are other examples as mentioned above.