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Encyclopedia > Troy (disambiguation)

Troy has several uses:

  • Troy (legendary city described in Homer's Iliad) as the site identified, by some archaeologists, in north-western Turkey
  • The Troy weight, a system of measurements for weight and mass commonly used in describing the "size" of precious metals and gemstones
  • Troy (film), a 2004 movie starring Brad Pitt
  • "Troy", a song by Sinéad O'Connor from her 1987 album The Lion and the Cobra
  • Troy (submarine), a small submarine in the shape of a Great White Shark

Walls of the excavated city of Troy Troy (Ancient Greek Τροία Troia, also Ίλιον Ilion; Latin: Troia, Ilium) is a legendary city and center of the Trojan War, as described in the Trojan War cycle, especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer. ... Troy weight is a system of units of mass customarily used for precious metals, black powder, and gemstones. ... Troy is a movie that was released on May 14, 2004 about the Trojan War, which is described in Homers Iliad and other Greek myths as having taken place in Anatolia (modern Turkey) around the 13th or 12th century BC; however, the plot differs greatly from Homer (see deviations... The Lion and the Cobra is the 1987 debut album by Irish singer Sinéad OConnor. ... Troy is a 14-foot-long submarine designed to look as much as possible like a Great White Shark, to watch Great White Sharks underwater without disturbing them, since before this it was difficult to observe them without attracting them to food. ...

People

Troy Kenneth Aikman (born November 21, 1966 in West Covina, California, USA) is a former American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League, and currently a television sportscaster for the Fox network. ... Troy Fitzgerald Brown (born July 2, 1971 in Barnwell, South Carolina) is a professional American football player. ... Troy Donahue Troy Donahue (January 27, 1936 - September 2, 2001) was an American actor, known for being a teen idol. ... Troy McClure is a fictional character in the television cartoon series The Simpsons, voiced by Phil Hartman. ... Troy Aumua Polamalu (born April 19, 1981 in Garden Grove, California) is an American Football player who currently plays strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He is of Samoan descent. ... Erik Watts Erik Watts is an American professional wrestler, who used to wrestle for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. ... Donna Troy is a superheroine in the DC Universe. ...

Places

  • Troy, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Troy Town (or "Troy", "Troy-Town", "Troy's Walls", "The Walls of Troy"), traditional name for some turf mazes in England

In the United States: The City of Troy near Dalby, North Yorkshire, is said to be Europes smallest turf maze Many turf mazes in England were named Troy Town, Troy-town or variations on that theme (such as Troy, The City of Troy Troys Walls or The Walls of Troy) presumably because...



 

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