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liad

A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed to Homer.

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Aeneid noun · 78% connection

The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Aeneas.

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Anacreontic noun · 78% connection

A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem in praise of love and wine.

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Archimedean adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean dri…

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Batrachomyomachy noun · 78% connection

The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on the Iliad, of uncertain authorship.

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Cid noun · 78% connection

An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish national hero, Ruy Diaz.

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City noun · 78% connection

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"

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Classical noun · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their bes…

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Dual adjective · 78% connection

a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural); "anci…

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Epic noun · 78% connection

An epic or heroic poem. See Epic, a.

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Epical adjective · 78% connection

constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic; "epic tradition"

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Epopoeia noun · 78% connection

An epic poem; epic poetry.

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Fable noun · 78% connection

The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.

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Four-in-hand adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-…

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Hero noun · 78% connection

The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or the person who has the principal share in the transactions related; as Achi…

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Hexameter noun · 78% connection

A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl, and the sixth al…

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Idyl noun · 78% connection

A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem…

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Iliac adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy.

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Jubilee noun · 78% connection

A church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred years, but latterly of twenty-five;…

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