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• The Iliad

語源

From Latin Iliadis, genitive of Ilias, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion, an alternative name for Troy). By surface analysis, Ili- +‎ -ad.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈɪliˌæd/ IPA: /ˈɪli.əd/

固有名詞

the Iliad

1. An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts events near the end of the Trojan War.

   Coordinate term: Odyssey

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名詞

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.

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