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TROJAN: THE TROJANS
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Trojan — originally referred to a citizen of the city of Troy (Ilium) made legendary by the Trojan War (and Trojan Horse).Trojan may also refer to:Language * Trojan language, the language spoken in the ancient city of TroyAstronomy * Trojan (astronomy),… … Wikipedia
Trojan language — The language spoken by the Trojans in the Iliad is Homeric Greek. However, it is unlikely that this is the language actually spoken by the inhabitants of Troy.The Anatolian city of Wilusa, identified with the site Troy VIIa, is identified with… … Wikipedia
Trojan Battle Order — The Trojan Battle Order or Trojan Catalogue is a section of the second book of the Iliad [Lines 816 877.] listing the allied contingents that fought for Troy in the Trojan War. The catalogue is noted for its deficit of detail compared to the… … Wikipedia
Trojan Horse — The Trojan Horse was part of the Trojan War, as told in Virgil s Latin epic poem The Aeneid . The events of this take place after Homer s Iliad , and before Homer s Odyssey .LegendThis incident is mentioned in the Odyssey :: What a thing was this … Wikipedia
Trojan Knights — The Trojan Knights are the Guardians of Tradition for the University of Southern California. The Knights were founded in 1921 by Harry Pryor, Harry Kennedy, and Lindley Bothwell, who felt the need for an organization that espoused the traditions… … Wikipedia
Trojan War — Trojan War, the according to ancient Greek stories, a war which was fought between the Greeks and the Trojans because the Trojan prince Paris had carried off Helen, wife of Menelaus, a Greek king. The war was won by a trick in which Greek… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Trojan Range — in Western Antarctica … Wikipedia
Trojan Horse — the Trojan Horse a wooden horse used by Greek soldiers to trick their enemies the Trojans during the Trojan War. The Greeks hid inside a large wooden model of a horse and were taken into Troy by Trojan soldiers, who thought that it was a gift … Dictionary of contemporary English
Trojan horse — Tro jan horse , n. [from the incident described in Homer s Iliad.] 1. (Classical mythology) a large hollow wooden horse built by Greek soldiers besieging Troy during the Trojan War, and left as a gift when they pretended to abandon their seige.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trojan horse — n. 1. Gr. Legend in the Trojan War, a huge, hollow wooden horse with Greek soldiers hidden inside that is left at the gates of Troy: the Trojans bring it into the city, thinking it a gift, and the soldiers creep out and open the gates to the rest … English World dictionary
Trojan War — In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology, and was narrated… … Wikipedia
