Aeneid

American  

[ih-nee-id] / ɪˈni ɪd /

noun

1. a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.

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Aeneid British  

/ ɪˈniːɪd /

noun

1. an epic poem in Latin by Virgil relating the experiences of Aeneas after the fall of Troy, written chiefly to provide an illustrious historical background for Rome

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Aeneid Cultural  

1. An epic in Latin by Virgil. The Aeneid begins with the adventures of Aeneas and his men after the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) and ends when Aeneas gains control of the Italian peninsula, which will eventually become the base of the Roman Empire.

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Example Sentences

I’m not just talking about Orpheus retrieving Eurydice, Dante’s “Inferno” and Virgil’s “Aeneid.”

From Los Angeles Times

The painting, which is not currently displayed by the Tate, depicts scenes from Virgil's epic Latin poem the Aeneid, and is believed to be a commentary on the English Civil War.

From BBC

He's not kidding about "The Aeneid": After our conversation, he sent me the "character key" for the Danny Ryan novels, which runs to three pages.

From Salon

“There’s an incident in ‘The Aeneid’ quite early on where Aeneas is shipwrecked at Carthage, and he walks into a cave.

From Los Angeles Times

He’s grounded the first two novels in his trilogy in allusions to Virgil’s “Aeneid,” the Latin epic about the Trojan Wars started by, well, isn’t it always a beautiful dame?

From Washington Post