Claim: Aeneas appeared in an epic poem.
Evidence: He is a character in Greek mythology and is mentioned in Homer 's Iliad.
The Iliad -LRB- -LSB- ˈɪliəd -RSB- Ἰλιάς , -LSB- iː.li.ás -RSB- in Classical Attic ; sometimes referred to as the Song of Ilion or Song of Ilium -RRB- is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter , traditionally attributed to Homer.