Troy (disambiguation)

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Troy has several uses:

  • Troy (legendary city described in Homer's Iliad) as the site identified, by some archaeologists, in north-western Turkey
  • The Troy weight, a system of measurements for weight and mass commonly used in describing the "size" of precious metals and gemstones
  • Troy (film), a 2004 movie based on the Iliad starring Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, and Orlando Bloom
  • "Troy", a song by Sinéad O'Connor from her 1987 album The Lion and the Cobra
  • Troy (submarine), a small submarine in the shape of a Great White Shark
  • Troy class boats are unique to Fowey in Cornwall and are raced competitively. 26 have been built since 1929.

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  • Troy, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Troy Town (or "Troy", "Troy-Town", "Troy's Walls", "The Walls of Troy"), traditional name for some turf mazes in England
  • Troy town is the fictional name given to Fowey by the writer and scholar Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch in many of his books.

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