aeneid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire

WordNet

Æ*ne"id noun (Also<
  • AEneid
  • Æneid
  • Eneid
)
Etymology
L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F. néde.
Definitions
  1. The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is Æneas.

Webster 1913