Iliad

Definitions

1. A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.
2. A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text.
3. Any long tragic story.

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Examples

“[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.”

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