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What do you call a fabricated historical event in a text, such as the one of The Iliad (Trojan war)?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-26 10:42:42

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What do you call a fabricated historical event in a text, such as the one of The Iliad (Trojan war)?

7 answers

  • Anonymous

    Epic

  • Anonymous

    This is called Greek Mythology.

  • Anonymous

    fiction

  • Anonymous

    Poetic license.

  • Anonymous

    One, we don't know that the Trojan War was fictional. Two, we call it "fiction." When we write about events that didn't happen, it's called "fiction."

  • Anonymous

    Fantasy.

  • Anonymous

    The term you want is probably mythos or simply a myth.

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