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 Re: What does the word Illiad mean?????
Author: David (---.dsl.chcgil.ameritech.net)
Date:   04-03-03 12:38

Ilium is another word for Troy. An Iliad is simply a story about Ilium, about Troy. The Iliad is Homer's epic poem about a fairly brief period during the siege of Troy.
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