Iliad
noun
Il·i·ad ˈi-lē-əd 
-ˌad
1
a
: a series of miseries or disastrous events
b
: a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic
2
: a long narrative
especially : an epic in the Homeric tradition
Iliadic
ˌi-lē-ˈa-dik
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
Iliad, ancient Greek epic poem attributed to Homer, from Latin Iliad-, Ilias, from Greek, from Ilion Troy
First Known Use
1603, in the meaning defined at sense 1a