Main Entry: Il·i·ad

Pronunciation: \ˈi-lē-əd, -ˌad\

Function: noun

Etymology: Iliad, ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, from Latin Iliad-, Ilias, from Greek, from Ilion Troy

Date: 1603

1 a : a series of miseries or disastrous events b : a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic
2 : a long narrative; especially : an epic in the Homeric tradition

— Il·i·ad·ic \ˌi-lē-ˈa-dik\ adjective