Famous tale of the siege of Troy (5)

I believe the answer is:

iliad

(Other definitions for iliad that I've seen before include "The -----, Homeric epic" , "Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy" , "tale of woes" , "Homer's epic poem on the siege of Troy" , "Homer's epic account of the Trojan war" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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