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Definition of Iliad
1. Noun. A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy.
Definition of Iliad
1. n. A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed to Homer.
Definition of Iliad
1. Noun. A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer. ¹
2. Noun. Any long tragic story. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Iliad
1. a long poem [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Iliad
Literary usage of Iliad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Criticism by Henry Home Kames (1807)
"iliad, viii. 576. So filent fountains, from a rock's tall head, ... iliad, xix.
380. And like the moon, the broad refulgent ..."
2. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh by Royal Society of Edinburgh (1851)
"The following communication was read: Examination of some Theories of German "Writers,
and of Mr Grote, on the Authorship of the iliad and Odyssey. ..."
3. The Classical World by Classical Association of the Atlantic States (1916)
"462 and, with slight variation, in iliad 12. ... It is clear from iliad 21.
202 and 319 that the poet thought of the Scamander as a sandy stream. ..."
4. American Book Prices Current by Katherine Kyes Leab, Daniel J Leab (1906)
"iliad, Odyssey and Hymns. Trans, by George Chapman. Hf. mor., Coverly, L., ...
Illustrations for the iliad and Odyssey. 74 plates by Flax- man. Lond., 1805. ..."
5. The Growth and Influence of Classical Greek Poetry: Lectures Delivered in by Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1893)
"It is distinctive of Homeric epos; and though it belongs to both the iliad and
the Odyssey, it is in the iliad that we chiefly feel this rushing impetus of ..."
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