Ilius

I have never yet been near the Achaean land nor set foot on my native country, and I have had nothing but one long series of misfortunes from the very first day that I set out with Agamemnon for Ilius, the land of noble steeds, to fight the Trojans.

The Odyssey 1900

Meanwhile the son of Saturn sent Iris to the strong city of Ilius.

The Iliad of Homer 1898

“Hear me, Trojans and Achaeans, I will now go back to the wind-beaten city of Ilius: I dare not with my own eyes witness this fight between my son and Menelaus, for Jove and the other immortals alone know which shall fall.”

The Iliad of Homer 1898

He gathered the reins in his hand, and Antenor sat beside him; the two then went back to Ilius.

The Iliad of Homer 1898

Their honour shall not be equal, but of all that dwell in Ilius, Hector was dearest to the gods, as also to myself, for his offerings never failed me.

The Iliad of Homer 1898

Priam in Ilius, that he is to go to the ships of the Achaeans and free the body of his dear son.

The Iliad of Homer 1898

Argives, she darted down to Ilius from the summits of Olympus, and

The Iliad of Homer 1898

It is not your fate to perish in this river; he will abate presently as you will see; moreover we strongly advise you, if you will be guided by us, not to stay your hand from fighting till you have pent the Trojan host within the famed walls of Ilius — as many of them as may escape.

The Iliad of Homer 1898

The Trojans would now have been worsted by the brave Achaeans and driven back to Ilius through their own cowardice, while the

The Iliad of Homer 1898

Ilius, where I will hang it in the temple of Apollo, but I will give up his body, that the Achaeans may bury him at their ships, and the build him a mound by the wide waters of the Hellespont.

The Iliad of Homer 1898