Iliad
noun
Origin of Iliad
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Contemporary Examples of iliad
The scientists tracked the words in the "Iliad" the way they would track genes in a genome.
They looked for Swadesh words in the "Iliad" and found 173 of them.
In the Iliad, a Chimera is a grotesque animal jumble, “lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle.”
Waiting for the Barbarians By Daniel Mendelsohn A master classicist takes on subjects from the ‘Iliad’ to ‘Avatar.’
Men have been punching each other in the head since the beginning of time, and you will find references to boxing in The Iliad.
Historical Examples of iliad
Their poems may not have such a sweep as the Iliad, still their sweep is great.
I put by my "Iliad," feeling sure that I should be able to finish it again.
The Memoires of Casanova, CompleteJacques Casanova de Seingalt
There is a detailed description of the proceedings in Iliad i. 456 sqq.
History of ReligionAllan Menzies
His life 'is an Iliad of calamities, a chain of misfortunes.
Erasmus and the Age of ReformationJohan Huizinga
The saints of the Christian took the place of the gods of the "Iliad."
Christmas: Its Origin and AssociationsWilliam Francis Dawson