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Ilion

Ilion

9.9
An ancient city in what is now Turkey that was the site of the Trojan War
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Ilión
  • In ancient stories, the mighty battles were fought at Ilion, the legendary city of Troy.

Examples

  • The ruins of Ilion attract many tourists who are interested in Greek mythology.

  • Scholars often debate the historical accuracy of events that took place in Ilion during the Trojan War.

  • Yeah, I grew up in a town up in upstate New York called Ilion NY.

  • It says "Remington Company, Ilion, New York."

    Free State of Jones (2016)

  • Ilion, you'll be happy to know most conservatives don't seem to suffer such inner anxieties.

    Blog text (25)

  • Hektor goes out to fight on the plains of sacred Ilion, but the handmaidens, as spectators and chorus, know the future and mourn for him because, on the level of fate, their vision has already been accomplished.

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

Troy
vsIlion
146 6.8

An ancient city in western Turkey famous as the site of the Trojan War

is the Greek myth name used for that same city
Ilium
vsIlion
  • Literature
2 9.9

An ancient city in northwest Turkey called Troy, famous for the Trojan War

is the mythological Greek name rather than the literary term

Surface Forms

Ilion main

Etymology

Ilion is the ancient Greek name for the city we now call 'Troy'. It is the same root as the title Iliad, Homer's great poem about the city's war, so the name directly points to that famous place.