- reed. The
Troad gets its name from the Hittites' name for the region,
Taruiša. This
identification was
first put
forth by Emil Forrer, but
largely disputed...
-
linguistic similarities,
since "Wilusa" and the ****ociated
placename "
Taruisa" show
striking parallels to the Gr****
names "Wilios" and "Troia" respectively...
- Troy (Turkish: Troya, Gr****: Τροία, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 Truwiša/
Taruiša) or
Ilion (Gr****: Ίλιον, Hittite: 𒌷𒃾𒇻𒊭 Wiluša) was an
ancient country located...
- Kuruppiya, [-]luissa, Alatra,
Mount Pahurina, Pasuhalta, [-], Wilusiya,
Taruisa. [These lands] with
their warriors ****embled
themselves ......... and drew...
-
there were many
component territories within ****uwa,
including the
lands Taruisa and Wilusiya,
which are now
generally accepted to be
references to Troy/Ilios...
- Luišša)
Lukka /
Lugga (later
Lycia in the
classical Age)
Parista Pasuhalta Taruisa (later
Troas / Troad? in the
classical Age) (Wilusa /
Wilusiya was the...
-
possible connection with the city of Troy,
known in the
Hittite language as
Taruisa.
Others (including
Daniel G. Brinton) have
suggested Tiras is the progenitor...
-
particular historical kernel in the myths. The
Hittite placenames Wilusa and
Taruisa occurring in
these texts are
generally regarded as
corresponding to the...
- in Troy (Wilusa as the city was
known by the Hittites) and the
Troad (
Taruiša as the
region was
known by the Hittites), may have been
Luwian (an Anatolian...
