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Besides the Iliad, there are references to Troy in the other major work attributed to Homer, the Odyssey, as well as in other ancient Greek literature (such as Aeschylus's Oresteia). The Homeric legend of Troy was elaborated by the Roman poet Virgil in his Aeneid .
Troy (Ilium) was a royal city in the river valley of the Skamander River, about five kilometers from the Hellespont — the Dardanelles near the modern town of Hissarlik — a strait where Europe and Asia are separated by only 1.2 kilometers of water.
8 sie 1999 · Troy, a significant Phrygian city often referred to as Ilium, strategically controlled access through the Hellespont, vital for maritime trade between the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. Founded by Ilus and fortified by Poseidon and Apollo, Troy boasted formidable walls and gates like the Scaean.
The Iliad is one of the oldest and most significant works in Western literature, attributed to the ancient Greek poet Homer. This epic poem delves into the events of the Trojan War, focusing on the wrath of the Greek hero Achilles and its catastrophic consequences.
The Iliad (/ ˈɪliəd / ⓘ; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἰλιάς, romanized: Iliás, [iː.li.ás]; lit. '[a poem] about Ilion (Troy) ') is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is one of the oldest extant works of literature still widely read by modern audiences.
Troy is the name of the Bronze Age city attacked in the Trojan War, a popular story in the mythology of ancient Greece, and the name given to the archaeological site in the north-west of Asia Minor (now Turkey) which has revealed a large and prosperous city occupied over millennia.
find several elements that reveal that Troy and Ilios are not the same place. At least in Homer's work they are not synonymous; I have come to this conclusion through the following three sections, in which are contained all the occurrences of Troy and Ilios in the Iliad: 2.1. Descriptive epithets
