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Troilus [1] (English: / ˈ t r ɔɪ l ə s / or / ˈ t r oʊ ə l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Τρωΐλος, romanized: Troïlos; Latin: Troilus) is a legendary character associated with the story of the Trojan War. The first surviving reference to him is in Homer's Iliad, composed in the late 8th century BC.
The Tragedy of Troilus and Cressida, often shortened to Troilus and Cressida (/ ˈ t r ɔɪ l ʌ s ... ˈ k r ɛ s ɪ d ə / or / ˈ t r oʊ. ɪ l ʌ s /) [1] [2]), is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1602. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forced to leave Troy to join her ...
Troilus and Criseyde are usually considered to be a courtly romance, although the generic classification is an area of significant debate in most Middle English literature. It is part of the Matter of Rome cycle, a fact which Chaucer emphasizes.
Troilus luridus, also known as the bronze shieldbug, is a species of shield bug found in Europe. It was first described by the Danish zoologist Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. Shieldbugs are generally phytophagous (i.e., feeding on plant sap) and some, including Troilus luridus , are also carnivorous and will eat the larvae of beetles ...
Troilus is a genus of shield bugs in the family Pentatomidae. There are at least two described species in Troilus. [1] Some species of this genus are found in Europe. [2]
Troilus and Cressida is the first of the two operas by William Walton, and was premiered in 1954. The libretto was by Christopher Hassall , his own first opera libretto, based on Geoffrey Chaucer 's poem Troilus and Criseyde . [ 1 ]
Articles relating to the theatrical play Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare. At Troy during the Trojan War, Troilus and Cressida begin a love affair. Cressida is forced to leave Troy to join her father in the Greek camp. Meanwhile, the Greeks endeavour to lessen the pride of Achilles. The tone of the play alternates between bawdy ...
Papilio troilus, the spicebush swallowtail or green-clouded butterfly, is a common black swallowtail butterfly found in North America. [2] It has two subspecies, Papilio troilus troilus and Papilio troilus ilioneus, the latter found mainly in the Florida peninsula. [3]