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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 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 of Constantinople (Ancient Greek: Τρώϊλος) was a sophist from Side in Pamphylia of the late 4th and early 5th century. He taught in Constantinople . He wrote 7 books.
Diomedes plays an important role in the medieval legend of Troilus and Cressida, in which he becomes the girl's new lover when she is sent to the Greek camp to join her traitorous father. In Shakespeare 's play Troilus and Cressida , Diomedes is often seen fighting Troilus over her.
Troilus is a legendary Trojan whose fate is linked to that of Troy in the Trojan War. Troilus may also refer to: Troilus of Elis (4th century BC), Greek athlete; Troilus (philosopher), a sophist of the 4-5th century in Constantinople; USS Troilus, an Artemis class attack cargo ship; Troilus, a genus of bugs in the family Pentatomidae
Paris (Ancient Greek: Πάρις, romanized: Páris), also known as Alexander (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Aléxandros), is a mythological figure in the story of the Trojan War.
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