On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Iliad. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as epic or epos and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Iliad in a sentence
Iliad meaning
A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.
Using Iliad
- The main meaning on this page is: A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.
- Useful related words include: epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos.
- In the example corpus, iliad often appears in combinations such as: the iliad, iliad and, iliad ii.
Context around Iliad
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Iliad
- In this selection, "iliad" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, see, decision, epic, see, dated and comparing stand out and add context to how "iliad" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include panhellenes and iliad ii 2 and 3 little iliad. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "iliad" sits close to words such as abate, acton and aeronautics, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with iliad
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
An Iliad is a modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic. (11 words)
The oral tradition of the Iliad and Homer would be lost by heart. (13 words)
At 500 words, it felt like I’d written the Iliad in Facebook terms. (14 words)
Ancient commentators noted that Virgil seems to divide the Aeneid into two sections based on the poetry of Homer; the first six books were viewed as employing the Odyssey as a model while the last six were connected to the Iliad. (41 words)
The other common names are Danaans (Δαναοί) and Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) while Panhellenes (Πανέλληνες) and Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) both appear only once in the Iliad; See Iliad, II.2.530 for "Panhellenes" and Iliad II.2.653 for "Hellenes". (37 words)
She said that as telcos, NJJ and Eir speak a common language, and that technologies and synergies developed at NJJ interests such as Iliad, Free and Monaco Telecom can be applied at Eir. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The other common names are Danaans (Δαναοί) and Argives (Ἀργεῖοι) while Panhellenes (Πανέλληνες) and Hellenes (Ἕλληνες) both appear only once in the Iliad; See Iliad, II.2.530 for "Panhellenes" and Iliad II.2.653 for "Hellenes".
Ἕλληνες main Hellenes) both appear only once ; See Iliad, II.2.530 for "Panhellenes" and Iliad II.2.653 for "Hellenes".
Ancient Greek vase depicting battle scenes from the Iliad, dated between 575 and 555 BC.
An Iliad is a modern-day retelling of Homer’s classic.
At 500 words, it felt like I’d written the Iliad in Facebook terms.
Before the EU decision, Iliad's announcements suggested that the French group was confident that the Antitrust requests would be limited.
Homer mentions poppies in the Iliad, comparing the head of a dying warrior to that of a hanging poppy flower.
It has been reported that the mosaic, depicting the Trojan war hero Aeneas, which is also mentioned in Homer’s epic “Iliad and Odyssey,” is unique in the world.
Ivor - an expert on Homer’s The Iliad - was just like “Achilles, Hector, Odysseus: they’d all have ended up in Broadmoor if they’d lived nowadays”.
The oral tradition of the Iliad and Homer would be lost by heart.
The poet Homer, who wrote the Iliad and Odyssey, lived in the region at around 800 BC.
Asclepius appears in Homer’s well-known work, Iliad, as a skilled physician and father to two Greek doctors.
Hope Summer Repertory Theatre: “An Iliad” - 7:30 p.m. at John and Dede Howard Recital Hall, 221 Columbia Ave., Holland.
She said that as telcos, NJJ and Eir speak a common language, and that technologies and synergies developed at NJJ interests such as Iliad, Free and Monaco Telecom can be applied at Eir.
About 1.8 million words in total, the Mahabharata is roughly ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, or about four times the length of the Ramayana.
According to the Iliad, Achilles arrived at Troy with 50 ships, each carrying 50 Myrmidons (Book 2).
A commentary (1991, p.231) has noted of Homer's usage of the flat earth disc in the Iliad: "Okeanos.
Almost all the ancient sources from the very earliest appear determined that a Homer, author of the Iliad and Odyssey, existed.
Alternatively, the Trojans and Pallas Athena were the judges Homer, Odyssey λ 542. Proclus, Chrestomathy 3, Little Iliad.
Ancient commentators noted that Virgil seems to divide the Aeneid into two sections based on the poetry of Homer; the first six books were viewed as employing the Odyssey as a model while the last six were connected to the Iliad.
Common combinations with iliad
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the iliad 49×
- iliad and 20×
- iliad ii 5×
- 's iliad 5×
- iliad is 4×
- homer's iliad 4×
- iliad as 3×
- iliad or 3×
- see iliad 2×
- and iliad 2×