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heroid|hɪˈrəʊɪd|
[ad. L. Hērōides, the title of the Epistles of Ovid, according to Priscian, a. Gr. ἡρωίδες, plur. of ἡρωίς heroine.]
A poem in epistolary form, expressive of the sentiments of some hero or heroine: from the Heroïdes of Ovid, which take the form of letters to heroes from their wives or sweethearts.
1795W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. XVI. 166 The most important pieces in the first volume..are Heroids, or heroic epistles; a form of composition probably invented by Ovid. |