Ilios
/ˈɪ.li.ɒs/noun
A poetic name for the city of Troy, especially in classical literature.
Did you know?In Homeric tradition, Ilios is the sacred poetic name for Troy, linked to the city’s legendary royal line and preserved in the language of epic as a place already touched by destiny.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἴλιος (Ílios)
“The poetic name of Troy”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Ἴλιον (Ílion)
“Another epic form referring to Troy”
Classical Latin
Latin
Ilium
“Troy, especially in literary and historical writing”
Middle English
English
Ilion
“A learned poetic name for Troy”
Modern English
English
Ilios
“A literary or scholarly name for Troy”