Ilion

Ilion

Ilion (Ἴλιον) or, Latinized, Ilium was an antique name for the legendary city of Troy, hence the title of Homer's Iliad. It may also refer to:

*Ilion Animation Studios, a CGI animation studio based in Madrid, Spain
*Ilio, Greece, a suburb of Athens, Greece, also known as Nea Liossia
*Ilion, New York, a village in Herkimer County, New York
*Ilium (band), a melodic power metal band from Newcastle, Australia
*ilium (bone) or "ilion", a bone in the pelvis
*Ilium (Kurt Vonnegut), in reference to Troy, New York, used as a setting for many of Kurt Vonnegut's novels
*"Ilium (novel)", a 2003 novel by Dan Simmons

See also:
*Ileum


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  • ilion — [ iljɔ̃ ] n. m. • XVIe; yléon h. XIVe; lat. ilium, sing. rare de ilia « flancs » ♦ Anat. Segment supérieur de l os iliaque. ● ilion nom masculin (bas latin ilium, ilion, du latin classique ilia, flancs) Segment supérieur aplati et très large de l …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ilion — Localización del ilion en relación con la pelvis. Latín Os ilii Gray …   Wikipedia Español

  • ilion — ILIÓN, ilionuri, s.n. Unul dintre oasele care formează osul iliac. [pr.: li on] – Din fr. ilion. Trimis de gall, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  ilión (os) s. n. (sil. li on), pl. iliónuri Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic … …   Dicționar Român

  • ilion — 1. ‘Hueso de la cadera’. Es voz llana: [ílion]; no es correcta con este sentido la pronunciación aguda [ilión], que corresponde al topónimo Ilión (‘Troya’; → Ilión). 2. Existe también la variante íleon, menos recomendable por existir un término… …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • ilion — ílion ílion m. anat. Hueso que constituye el saliente de la cadera (cresta ilíaca); junto con el isquión y el pubis conforma el coxal. Medical Dictionary. 2011. ilion …   Diccionario médico

  • ilion — ou ilium 1. (i li on ou i li om ) s. m. Terme d anatomie. Nom de la plus grande des trois pièces qui ferment l os des hanches ou os iliaque chez le foetus. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Ces muscles se vont inserer charnus au sourcil externe et… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Ilĭon — (a. Geogr.), 1) (Alt Ilion), so v.w. Troja, s.d.; 2) (Neu Ilion), Stadt in Troas, da wo der Hellespont sich gegen das Ägäische Meer öffnet. Sie entstand erst lange nach der Zerstörung des Vorigen u. wurde von Alexander dem Großen mit Privilegien… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Ilion — Ilion, NY U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 8610 Housing Units (2000): 3623 Land area (2000): 2.476579 sq. miles (6.414309 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.045544 sq. miles (0.117959 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.522123 sq. miles (6.532268… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Ilion, NY — U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 8610 Housing Units (2000): 3623 Land area (2000): 2.476579 sq. miles (6.414309 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.045544 sq. miles (0.117959 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.522123 sq. miles (6.532268 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Ilion — prop. n. Ilium, or Troy, the ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War; a variant spelling of {Ilium}. Syn: Troy, Ilium. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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