Classic Tale In Dactylic Hexameter Crossword Clue

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	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
	77%	10		Kind of poetry with a dactylic hexameter followed by dactylic tetrameter
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	68%	5		Epic poem in dactylic hexameter
	noun • a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the siege of Troy

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New York Times09 Mar 2010	Down 42
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