ILIAD

iliad. Iliad, n. a fine heroic poem written by Homer

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Il″i‐ad (?), n. [[L. Ilias, -adis, Gr. �, � (sc. �), fr. �, �, Ilium, the city of Ilus, a son of Tros, founder of Ilium, which is a poetical name of Troy.]] A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed to Homer.