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Iliad and Odyssey together

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Meaning · English

Its main story is the war between descendants of Kuru and Pandu, but there are an immense number of episodes.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Câu chuyện chính là cuộc chiến giữa những người thừa kế của Kuru và Pandu, nhưng có rất nhiều tập

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “Iliad and Odyssey together” mean?

Its main story is the war between descendants of Kuru and Pandu, but there are an immense number of episodes.

Is “Iliad and Odyssey together” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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