👉 Pseudogeusia is a literary device used in ancient Greek and Roman literature to describe something that appears as if it has been created or invented by a person or thing, but which actually belongs to another. This can be seen as an attempt to create a more realistic or believable character or setting, without necessarily having actual evidence for the creation of the object. For example, in Homer's "Iliad," Achilles is said to have been created from Zeus' own body, while in Shakespeare