Troy
Ancient walled city
Troy is the ancient city in northwestern Asia Minor besieged by Greek forces in Homer's Iliad.
The story of the Trojan horse, Helen of Troy, and the fall of Troy pervades Western literature.
Archaeological excavations at Hisarlik in modern Turkey revealed multiple layers of settlement.
Troy is also a common male given name and appears in place names across America. (Lowercase troy refers to a system of weights.)
Ancient Greek war epic
- HomerAncient Greek epic composer
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- HectorMasculine given name
- PriamFinal Trojan king
Helen · Paris · Agamemnon · Patroclus · Odyssey · hexameter · dactylic · epithets
Western Asian peninsula
- DardanellesNarrow Turkish waterway
- HellespontNarrow strait, classical name
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
- IdaFeminine name, Germanic origin
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- potteryFired clay objects
ceramics · settlement · layers · trenches · fieldwork · citadel · fortifications · treasure
Encirclement forcing surrender
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
combat · spear · shield · chariot · army · alliance · strategy · victory
Iliad
Ancient Greek war epic
Priam · Helen · Paris · Agamemnon · Patroclus · Odyssey · hexameter · dactylic · epithets · bard
Anatolia
Western Asian peninsula
- DardanellesNarrow Turkish waterway
- HellespontNarrow strait, classical name
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
excavation
Act of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
pottery · ceramics · settlement · layers · trenches · fieldwork · citadel · fortifications · treasure · antiquities
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
gates · combat · spear · shield · chariot · army · alliance · strategy · victory · defeat
Greek
Of Athenian origin
Hera · Poseidon · Ares · Apollo · Eris · judgment · Cassandra · Olympus · prophecy · fate
male
Sperm-producing sex
- Classical MythologyZeus, Apollo, Venus, Athena, Aphrodite
- GreeceAcropolis, Parthenon, Athens, Greek, Hellenic
- Greek mythologyZeus, Athena, Apollo, Hera, Poseidon
- Ancient MythsGreek mythology, Greek myths, Ariadne, Greek gods, labyrinth
- Epic WarfareIliad, Achilles, Hector, battle, warrior
- legend adaptationsCamelot, Excalibur, Percy Jackson, Immortals, William Tell
TroyRome
Italy's capital city
Athens · Sparta · Jerusalem · Constantinople · Alexandria
- Trojan horseConcealed threat within welcome package
- Troy Aikman
- Trojan WarLegendary Greek-versus-Troy conflict
- Helen of TroyLegendary cause of ancient war
- fall of TroyGreek conquest of Ilium
- Trojan virusMalware disguised as safe software