A literary work dealing with the story or deeds of Achilles, in the style of classical epic poetry.
From Achilles plus -eid (suffix borrowed from Greek -eis in works like the Iliad), modeling the form on epic poems. The suffix itself comes from Greek meaning 'narrative' or 'poem about.'
The suffix '-eid' appears in 'Iliad,' 'Odyssey,' and other classical works, so an 'Achilleid' sounds immediately like an ancient text, even though most Achilleids we know are actually medieval or Renaissance compositions.
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