Anonymous - Mahabharata
In the text of the Mahabharata, the telling of the whole story is attributed to Vyasa, who is considered the scribe of both this text and the four Vedas within the Hindu faith. But historically the authorship of the epic is significantly foggier.
Likely dating back to the Indian Iron Age, the tale of the Mahabharata likely predates the advent of written Sanskrit, and as such the tale was initially passed down orally. Based on other references to the segments of the Mahabharata, the story may...