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/

Proper noun

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)
• Danish: Iliaden c
• Dutch: Ilias c
• Esperanto: Iliado
• Georgian: ილიადა (iliada)
• German: Ilias 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
• Korean: 일리아드 (Illiadeu), 일리아스 (Illiaseu)
• Latin: Ilias f
• Lithuanian: Ilijada m
• Portuguese: Ilíada f
• Russian: Илиа́да (ru) f (Iliáda)
• 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