Ilias homer's poem
The question over why Homer's epic poem is called ILIAS in Greek and Germanic language and called ILIAD in English and other language has an explanation in its roots. The epic by Homer is ILIAS, referring to the main character and the title names the hero. The same is Virgil's epic poem of Aeneas the founder of Rome. The suffix -AD in ILI-AD refers to the "epic story of", as also the case of AENEAD, the epic story of Aeneas, or further the stories of LUZOS (Portuguese) that gave Lusi -AD, the "epic history of the Luzos, by Camões.
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No, this is incorrect. , "Troy"), in its long form ? s??
- No, this is incorrect.
- , "Troy"), in its long form ?
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- "he poíesis Iliás", meaning "the Trojan poem".
- There is no character called Ilias; the protagonists are Achilles, Agamemnon, et al.
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No, this is incorrect. The Greek title ?????, means "of Troy" (the feminine adjective form from ?????, "Troy"), in its long form ? p???s?? ????? "he poíesis Iliás", meaning "the Trojan poem". There is no character called Ilias; the protagonists are Achilles, Agamemnon, et al.
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