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In Greek mythology, Ilus (/ ˈ iː l oʊ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἶλος Ilos) was the founder of the city called Ilios or Ilion (Latinized as Ilium) to which he gave his name. [1] When the latter became the chief city of the Trojan people it was also often called Troy, the name by which it is best known today. In some accounts, Ilus was ...
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
Ilium or Ilion (Ancient Greek: Ἴλιον), also known as Troja (Τροΐα), [1] was a city of ancient Epirus. [2] It is mentioned in the Aeneid of Virgil as a foundation of Helenus after the Trojan War in the land of the Chaonia. [3] Its site is located near the modern village of Despotiko in Greece. [4] [5] The village was formerly known as ...
In Greek mythology, Tros (/ ˈ t r ɒ s /; Ancient Greek: Τρώς, Ancient Greek:) was the founder of the kingdom of Troy, of which the city of Ilios, founded by his son Ilus took the same name, and the son of Erichthonius by Astyoche (daughter of the river god Simoeis) [1] or of Ilus I [citation needed], from whom he inherited the throne.
In Greek mythology, Ilus (/ ˈ iː l oʊ s /; Ancient Greek: Ἶλος, romanized: Îlos) is the name of several mythological characters associated directly or indirectly with Troy: Ilus, the son of Dardanus, and the legendary founder of Dardania. [1] Ilus, the son of Tros, and the legendary founder of Troy. [2]
It was once held that Dionysius was a later addition to the Greek pantheon, but the discovery of Linear B tablets confirm his status as a deity from an early period. Bacchus was another name for him in Greek, and came into common usage among the Romans. [7] His sacred animals include dolphins, serpents, tigers, and donkeys.
While the Greek gods are immortal and unaffected by aging, the mortality of humans forces them to move through the stages of life, before reaching death. [2] The group of figures referred to as "heroes" (or " demigods "), unique to Greek religion and mythology, are (after the time of Homer ) individuals who have died but continue to exert power ...
Cestria or Kestria (Ancient Greek: Κεστρία), [1] also known as Ilium or Ilion (Ἴλιον), or Troja (Τροΐα), [2] was a town in ancient Epirus. [3] Its district was called Cestrine or Kestrine (Κεστρίνη) and Kestrinia (Κεστρινία), [ 4 ] and was located in Chaonia , separated from Thesprotia by the river Thyamis . [ 5 ]