Wilusa

Proper noun

Meaning

Wilusa

(historical) A city of the late Bronze Age Assuwa confederation of western Anatolia.

Examples

Ahhiya(wa) has been identified with the Achaeans of the Trojan War and the city of Wilusa with the legendary city of Troy (note the similarity with early Greek Ϝίλιον main Wilion, later Ἴλιον main Ilion, the name of the acropolis of Troy). Source: Internet

Also mentioned in this and other letters is the Assuwa confederation made of 22 cities and countries which included the city of Wilusa (Ilios or Ilium). Source: Internet

The identifications of Wilusa with Troy and of the Ahhiyawa with Homer's Achaeans remain somewhat controversial but gained enough popularity during the 1990s to be considered majority opinion. Source: Internet

Hittite texts mention a water tunnel at Wilusa, and a water tunnel excavated by Korfmann, previously thought to be Roman, has been dated to around 2600 BC. Source: Internet

Recent evidence also adds weight to the theory that Wilusa is identical to archaeological Troy. Source: Internet

The god seems to be related to Appaliunas, a tutelary god of Wilusa ( Troy ) in Asia Minor, but the word is not complete. Source: Internet

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