Iliad

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion), an alternate name for Troy.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪliˌæd/ IPA^(key): /ˈɪli.əd/

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Proper noun

the Iliad

1. A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

Derived terms

• Iliadic

Related terms

• Ilium

Translations

ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War

• Armenian: Իլիական (hy) (Iliakan)
• Bavarian: Ilias
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伊利亞特 / 伊利亚特 (zh) (Yīlìyǎtè)

• Danish: Iliaden c
• Dutch: Ilias c
• Esperanto: Iliado
• French: Iliade (fr) f
• Georgian: ილიადა (iliada)
• German: Ilias (de) f, Iliade f
• Greek: Ιλιάδα (el) f (Iliáda)

  Ancient: Ἰλιάς f (Iliás)

• Hindi: ईलियद m (īliyad), इलियाड m (iliyāḍ)
• Hungarian: Iliász (hu)
• Icelandic: Ilíonskviða f
• Italian: Iliade f
• Japanese: イーリアス (Īriasu)
• Korean: 일리아드 (Illiadeu), 일리아스 (Illiaseu)
• Latin: Īlias f
• Lithuanian: Ilijada m
• Macedonian: Илијада f (Ilijada)
• Mingrelian: ილიადა (iliada)
• Portuguese: Ilíada f
• Romanian: Iliada f
• Russian: Илиа́да (ru) f (Iliáda)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Roman: Ilijada f

• Spanish: Ilíada f
• Swedish: Iliaden
• Tagalog: Ilyada

Noun

Iliad (plural Iliads)

1. A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text.
2. Any long tragic story.
   • 1907, Gilbert Parker, The Weavers:

     [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.

Anagrams

• Lidia