Il|i|ad

Il|i|ad «IHL ee uhd», noun.

1. a long Greek epic poem about the siege of Ilium, or Troy, by the Greeks. Homer is supposed to be its author.

2. any similar poem.

3. a long story or account.

4. Figurative. a long series of disasters or the like.

╂[< Latin Īlias, -iadis < Greek Īliás, -iádos < Īlion Ilium (Troy)]