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Ἴλιος

ilios

Tlios, the city of Troy

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What it meant

1. Ἴλιος · Ilios — Beekes

Ἴλιος [f.] ‘Tlios, the city of Troy’ (IL); τἰὸν only O 71, always in tragedy (E.). *ETYM In a treaty between the Hittite king Muwattali Ἢ (1290-72) and Alaksandu (which must be Homer’s Alexander) of Wilusa, Wilusiya, a small state in the far north West of Anatolia. First considered by Kretschmer Glotta 13 (1924): 205-13, it has in recent years been generally accepted that this refers to Schliemann’s ruins. … — [Beekes, s.v. Ἴλιος, p. 635]

2. Ἴλιος · Ilios — Chantraine

Ἴλιος : f., secondairement Ἴλιον n. : « Ilion » (avec digamma initial). Fém. Ἰλιάς, -&ôos « d'Ilion», nom du poème, l'Iliade; aussi nom d'un oiseau par déformation de ἰλλάς. Adj. Ἰλιακός. — [Chantraine, s.v. Ἴλιος, p. 477]

3. Ἴλιος · Ilios — LSJ

Ilium, the city of Ilus, Troy, from Troy, before Troy, of Troy

Ilium, the city of Ilus, Troy, Il. 5.210, al., Alc. Supp. 8.4, E. Andr. 103 (eleg.): Ἴλιον, τό, Hom. only in Il. 15.71, but always in Trag. (exc. E. l.c.):—hence Ep. genitives, Ἰλιόθεν, from Troy, Il. 14.251, Od. 9.39; Ἰλιόθι πρό before Troy, 8.581, etc.; Ἰλιόφι κλυτὰ τείχεα the walls of Troy, Il. 21.295.

II Ilian, Trojan

as Adj., Ἴλιος, α, ον, Ilian, Trojan, Ἀθάνα E. Hec. 1008: -ος, ον is f.l. in Id. Hel. 1164 (lyr.).

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Where it came from

  • Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) Treated in Beekes, Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Brill 2010) s.v. Ἴλιος (scan p. 635; entry #2718).
  • Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque Treated in Chantraine, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue grecque s.v. Ἴλιος (scan p. 477; entry #3368).

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