iliad

/ˈɪliˌæd/

Etymology

From Latin Iliadis, genitive of Ilias, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion, an alternative name for Troy). By surface analysis, Ili- + -ad.

name

  1. An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts events near the end of the Trojan War.“Coordinate term: Odyssey”

noun

  1. A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text.
  2. Any long tragic story.“[As they] listened to the tale he unfolded, some glow of pity must have possessed them; for it was an Iliad of herculean struggle against absolute disaster, ending with the bitter news of his grandfather's death.”