Definitions for ILIAD
ˈɪl i ədil·i·ad

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.1 / 8 votes

1. Iliadnoun

   a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 10 votes

1. Iliadnoun

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

2. Iliadnoun

   Any long tragic story.

3. Etymology: From Ἰλιάς, the poem about Ἴλιον, an alternate name for Troy.

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1. Iliad

   The Iliad (; Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς, romanized: Iliás, Attic Greek: [iː.li.ás]; "a poem about Ilium") is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences. As with the Odyssey, the poem is divided into 24 books and was written in dactylic hexameter. It contains 15,693 lines in its most widely accepted version. Set towards the end of the Trojan War, a ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Mycenaean Greek states, the poem depicts significant events in the siege's final weeks. In particular, it depicts a fierce quarrel between King Agamemnon and a celebrated warrior, Achilles. It is a central part of the Epic Cycle. The Iliad is often regarded as the first substantial piece of European literature. The Iliad, and the Odyssey, were likely written down in Homeric Greek, a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects, probably around the late 8th or early 7th century BC. Homer's authorship was infrequently questioned in antiquity, but contemporary scholarship predominantly assumes that the Iliad and the Odyssey were composed independently and that the stories formed as part of a long oral tradition. Given widespread illiteracy, audiences were more likely to have heard the poem than read it; it was performed by professional reciters of Homer known as rhapsodes. Critical themes in the poem include kleos (glory), pride, fate and wrath. The poem is frequently described as a masculine or heroic epic, especially compared with the Odyssey. It contains detailed descriptions of ancient war instruments and battle tactics, and fewer female characters. The Olympian gods also play a major role in the poem, aiding their favoured warriors on the battlefield and intervening in personal disputes. Their characterisation in the poem humanised them for Ancient Greek audiences, giving a concrete sense of their cultural and religious tradition. In terms of formal style, the poem's repetitions, use of similes and epithets, are often explored by scholars.

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1. iliad

   The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem traditionally attributed to the poet Homer, which recounts some significant events during the final weeks of the Trojan War. It mainly focuses on the hero Achilles and his internal struggle with his personal wrath.

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1. Iliad

   The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles. Although the story covers only a few weeks in the final year of the war, the Iliad mentions or alludes to many of the Greek legends about the siege; the earlier events, such as the gathering of warriors for the siege, the cause of the war, and related concerns tend to appear near the beginning. Then the epic narrative takes up events prophesied for the future, such as Achilles' looming death and the sack of Troy, prefigured and alluded to more and more vividly, so that when it reaches an end, the poem has told a more or less complete tale of the Trojan War. The Iliad is paired with something of a sequel, the Odyssey, also attributed to Homer. Along with the Odyssey, the Iliad is among the oldest extant works of Western literature, and its written version is usually dated to around the eighth century BC. Recent statistical modelling based on language evolution has found it to date to 760–710 BC. In the modern vulgate, the Iliad contains 15,693 lines; it is written in Homeric Greek, a literary amalgam of Ionic Greek and other dialects.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Iliad

   il′i-ad, n. an epic poem by Homer, giving an account of the destruction of Ilium or ancient Troy. [L. Ilias, Iliadis—Gr. Ilias, Iliados, a poem relating to Ilium, the city of Ilos, its founder.]

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1. Iliad

   the great epic poem of Homer, consisting of 24 books, the subject of which is the "wrath of Achilles" (q. v.), and the events which followed during the last year of the ten years' Trojan War, so called from Ilion, one of the names of Troy. See Ilium.

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1. iliad

   Ilios / Helios / god of son. Wasnt jesus calling to elijah (lived in roman period) close to this grecomacedonian period

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on December 7, 2020  

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Iliad

   The title of Homer’s epic treating of the destruction of Troy; originally called Illium, after Ilos, the founder of the city.

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1. Lidia

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ILIAD in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ILIAD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ILIAD in a Sentence

1. Aldous Huxley:

   The author of the Iliad is either Homer or, if not Homer, somebody else of the same name.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ILIAD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Iliad
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ILIAD
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ILIAD
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Iliad
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=ILIAD