Trojan plain
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The Trojan plain is the broad expanse of land surrounding the ancient city of Troy, famed as the primary battlefield setting of the Trojan War in Greek mythology.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mythological location
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plain ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Epic Cycle
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Quintus of Smyrna's Posthomerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Apollo
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Ares NERFINISHED ⓘ Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedHero |
Achilles
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Agamemnon NERFINISHED ⓘ Ajax the Greater NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ Odysseus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek mythology
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ancient city of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbolic setting of heroism and warfare in Greek epic ⓘ |
| describedIn | Homer's Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Troad
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northwestern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scamander River NERFINISHED ⓘ Simois River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
battle between Greeks and Trojans
ⓘ
duel of Achilles and Hector ⓘ |
| primaryBattlefieldOf | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDiscipline |
classical archaeology
ⓘ
classical studies ⓘ mythology studies ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Virgil's Aeneid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrounds | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType | broad expanse of flat land ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMythicEvents | mythic age of heroes ⓘ |
| usedFor | chariot warfare in myth ⓘ |
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