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Definition of Ilion
1. Noun. An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Anatolia, Asia Minor
Member holonyms: Dardan, Dardanian, Trojan
Derivative terms: Trojan
Definition of Ilion
1. Noun. (obsolete spelling of ilium) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ilion
Literary usage of Ilion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Troja: Results of the Latest Researches and Discoveries on the Site of Homer by Heinrich Schliemann, Archibald Henry Sayce (1884)
"SCHLIEMANN has asked me to reprint the following paper as an Appendix to his new
book on ilion. It is practically a reply to the attack volunteered by ..."
2. Schliemann's Excavations: An Archaeological and Historical Study by Karl Schuchardt, Eugénie Sellers Strong (1891)
"Accordingly, our description of these remains will only be a short one, especially
as the Hellenistic and Roman ilion shows in its buildings, monuments, ..."
3. Century Readings for a Course in English Literature by John William Cunliffe, Karl Young (1915)
"PAST RUINED ilion Past ruined ilion Helen lives, (1831) Alcestis rises from the
shades; Verse calls them forth; 'tis verse that gives Immortal youth to ..."
4. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1915)
"... entitled 'An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relating to the
village of ilion,' in relation to the number of policemen and the ..."
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