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  • Ilion (Ἴλιον) or, Latinized, Ilium, another name for the legendary city of Troy
    Troy
    Troy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...

    , hence the title of Homer's Iliad
    Iliad
    The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles...

  • Ilium (Epirus)
    Ilium (Epirus)
    Ilium or Ilion was an ancient Greek city in the region of Epirus...

    , an ancient city in Epirus
  • Ilium (Kurt Vonnegut)
    Ilium (Kurt Vonnegut)
    Ilium is a fictitious town in eastern New York state, used as a setting for many of Kurt Vonnegut's novels.The name most likely refers to Troy, New York , although Troy is mentioned as a separate city in Player Piano. In all other respects, Ilium very closely resembles Schenectady, New York, with...

    , in reference to Troy, New York
    New York
    New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...

    , used as a setting for many of Kurt Vonnegut's novels

Other

  • ilium (bone)
    Ilium (bone)
    The ilium is the uppermost and largest bone of the pelvis, and appears in most vertebrates including mammals and birds, but not bony fish. All reptiles have an ilium except snakes, although some snake species have a tiny bone which is considered to be an ilium.The name comes from the Latin ,...

     or ilion, a bone in the pelvis
  • Ilium (band)
    Ilium (band)
    Ilium is a melodic power metal band from Newcastle, Australia. The band have released five full-length albums to date.-Founding:Guitarist Jason Hodges and original vocalist Mark Snedden formed the band as Iliad in 1998 having previously played together in Oracle in the early 1990s...

    , a melodic power metal band from Newcastle, Australia
  • Ilium (novel)
    Ilium (novel)
    Ilium is a science fiction novel by Dan Simmons, the first part of the Ilium/Olympos cycle, concerning the re-creation of the events in the Iliad on an alternate earth and Mars. These events are set in motion by beings who have taken on the roles of the Greek gods...

    , a 2003 novel by Dan Simmons
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