Aeneid

[ ih-nee-id ]

/ ɪˈni ɪd /

noun

a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.

Words nearby Aeneid

aelurophile, aelurophobe, -aemia, Aeneas, Aeneas Silvius, Aeneid, Aeneolithic, aeneous, A.Eng., Aeolian, aeolian deposits

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Example sentences from the Web for Aeneid

What is the Aeneid if not a re-imagining of the Homeric epics?
The Power of Myths|Sam Munson|February 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The following is a list of the more important verse translations of the Aeneid which have appeared.
The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil
The Aeneid of Vergil may be read and re-read by posterity, and pondered word by word, line upon line.
The Oxford Book of Latin Verse|Various
I read a book of the Aeneid every night, so it was done in twelve nights, and I had great delight in it.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)|Boswell

As for the Aeneid; that, sir, I consider to be so many bas-reliefs, mural ornaments which affect me not much.
The Newcomes|William Makepeace Thackeray
The hero of the Aeneid proceeds only under the direction of a God.
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz

British Dictionary definitions for Aeneid

Aeneid

/ (ɪˈniːɪd) /

noun

an epic poem in Latin by Virgil relating the experiences of Aeneas after the fall of Troy, written chiefly to provide an illustrious historical background for Rome

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Aeneid

Aeneid

[ (i-nee-id) ]

An epic in Latin by Virgil. The Aeneid begins with the adventures of Aeneas and his men after the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) and ends when Aeneas gains control of the Italian peninsula, which will eventually become the base of the Roman Empire.

单词	aeneid
释义	Aeneid [ ih-nee-id ] / ɪˈni ɪd / noun a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy. Words nearby Aeneid aelurophile, aelurophobe, -aemia, Aeneas, Aeneas Silvius, Aeneid, Aeneolithic, aeneous, A.Eng., Aeolian, aeolian deposits Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Aeneid What is the Aeneid if not a re-imagining of the Homeric epics? The Power of Myths\|Sam Munson\|February 26, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The following is a list of the more important verse translations of the Aeneid which have appeared. The Aeneid of Virgil\|Virgil The Aeneid of Vergil may be read and re-read by posterity, and pondered word by word, line upon line. The Oxford Book of Latin Verse\|Various I read a book of the Aeneid every night, so it was done in twelve nights, and I had great delight in it. Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)\|Boswell As for the Aeneid; that, sir, I consider to be so many bas-reliefs, mural ornaments which affect me not much. The Newcomes\|William Makepeace Thackeray The hero of the Aeneid proceeds only under the direction of a God. Theodicy\|G. W. Leibniz British Dictionary definitions for Aeneid Aeneid / (ɪˈniːɪd) / noun an epic poem in Latin by Virgil relating the experiences of Aeneas after the fall of Troy, written chiefly to provide an illustrious historical background for Rome Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Aeneid Aeneid [ (i-nee-id) ] An epic in Latin by Virgil. The Aeneid begins with the adventures of Aeneas and his men after the Trojan War (see also Trojan War) and ends when Aeneas gains control of the Italian peninsula, which will eventually become the base of the Roman Empire. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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