Ilion

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴ̄λιον (Í̄lion, “Ilium, Troy”).

Ilion m

1. (Dantesque) Alternative form of Ilio (“Ilium, Troy”)
   • early 14^th century, Dante, “Canto I”, in Inferno, lines 73–75:

     Poeta fui, e cantai di quel giusto ¶ figliuol d’Anchise che venne di Troia, ¶ poi che ’l superbo Ilïón fu combusto.

     A Poet was I, and I sang that just son of Anchises, who came forth from Troy, after that Ilion the superb was burned.⁠