that Troy is on the current world map and it is in Turkey?
Ya!
Of course, I didn’t, therefore this post 
You guessed that didn’t you 
It struck me like a bolt of lightning !! I couldn’t believe it at first 
and I sat there playing with this new Troy bit and thought aloud:
- why I never looked up Troy on the Map ever
- why I never felt like
- why I never ever ever thought about it being a real city these days, especially in some country on the Continent considering it’s proximity to Greece
- Why I related to it only in myths, epics and movies!
I’m shaking my head 
… and I’m wondering how many such tiny tit-bits have escaped my notice, not been looked up all these years |Things I’ve somehow taken for granted or related to in other ways but not with reality| I can see my empiricists masters frowning at me already !!
Let’s skip all that guilt and jump to TROY 
Don’t you love that city, Troy the very sound of it, it’s just 4 letters long but has pages of history to it, it has fascinated poets, film makers, lovers a whole bunch of them | I love that city.. Helen ran away with Paris to it for Loveeeeeee (that’s popular belief, now) :D … and what a shame the Trojan War ensued | Which husband would let go of a spouse, a goddess of a beauty, the mother of his children so easily (Trivia: Hermione was the name of Helen’s only daughter before Rowling cast her as the Potter Pal | there are studies comparing the two girls with the same name) !
Clive Cussler has a different take on the cause of the war in his novel Trojan Odyssey. I’m a big big fan of his Dirk Pitt adventures |the Odyssey is one of them. Cussler through the book opines a popular belief that the War was a regular colonial type of conquest for the rich trade region of Troy.
You see the place was strategically placed in Asia Minor, a must stop for every merchant ship sailing between Europe and Asia back then. Yes, it was all for money, all for power, all for the command of the Dardanelles Strait| our Helen was a decoy! May be she gave them the reason to plunge into a war, but she was never the cause for it.. Sad 
Would love to visit Troy one day ….. do you think history and myth just ooze out of such places of importance…
I am first to comment
First you are again…
All yours Unknown, Congrats again…:)
so it was war for riches not for woman… interesting…I thgt women were always reason for wars
I’ve been to the place where Paris fell in love with Helen… Mani beach at Githio
Oh yes, you were on a Greece trip recently
I’ve heard that they have neatly organised beaches out there in that country
what an interesting finding Pinoo ..Troy in Turkey ..whoa !! way to go..thanks for sharing this
You’re welcome LOI…
I am thrid to comment …
And there’s your Bronze
Bikram …
Looks like you are stuck with the third place Bikram, which ever page I go….
Indeed it was all about money .. and helen became a reason for the invasion..
Troy does have a rich history and such brave soldiers Hector one of them, This war gave us to many stories and saying and legends too,
the story of a big horse with al lthe soldiers in it
HEctor himself
and then the saying about how just a Achilles Heel…
Achilles died in the war when a arrow got him in the heel …
Nice observation PNA
Bikram’s Blog
Greek mythology/history is so interesting… the big horse has drawn me towards it forever
and after the movie, to Hector and also Pitt
Stopping by to say how nice it was to meet you the other day – I really appreciate you stopping by and leaving a comment.
A great blog, I’ve really enjoyed visiting and think your first commentator ribbbon is a great idea. If you’d like to stop by my blog today (25th October) there is an artcle about ducks you might find amusing.
Thank you for stopping by
Glad you enjoyed your stay here…
I lvvvvv Ducks…
hopping over
welcome to Pins N Ashes
cya around often
Really? I never knew it was really there. When you book a ticket, tell me I will join along. I m hoping the place is as amazing as the books i read.
I hope so too… this little trivia has got me exciting for the past two days..
News to me. Thanks. I always thought Troy means Troy, Michigan. It is in the suburb of Detroit.
SG, I somehow knew you would comment on the American Troy
Dear Ash:
There are millions of tid-bits which we will never know in our life-time or the next. But this trivia is quite interesting as it is seeped in our imagination. Troy will always be synonymous with Helen and Brad Pitt. I forgot Achilles, Ulysses, Paris, Telemachus and Penelope. As literature students, we have a deeper connection with that place. How places, memories and lives are linked!!!
Thanks for opening this revelation to us. You are a blog-archeologist for us!
Big hugs.
Wonder how I am commenting this early? I am in Chennai. Leaving tomorrow night to where ever (you know).
Much love,
Susan
And the excitement when we ‘discover’ a book place for real.. is simply wow
Travel safe Su,
tk
Ash
Of course i know about the battle of troy – it was fought over me…actually a previous avtar of me…Did i forget mentioning it??
Yeah and I was the phamous Artist who painted that masterpiece of Paris’s and your Butts, while you were busy eloping
Yes your honour P …
Sorry to have forgotten that little detail about your past avatar Nuts..
Man I suck at Geography but must say good at history
If someone spreads a Map in front of me and say “see you are here, now where is India?”, I will still not be able to figure that one out…sobs!! My saviour is my son who has a keen eye for geographical locations 
Btw you did a great job of rediscovering Troy
Did I tell ya I have been to that beautiful place? 
Thank you thank you…
but you discovered it before me!! 
I’m not phhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirst!! 
my butt aches..
bad bad Saks
Cloud 9 se seedha Eaaaaaaarth pe… Thud!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaouch:P
Moov bhi nahi diya
And one of the reason I love reading blogs is that I get to educate myself, way better than I did in school
. Thanks for sharing the lil t id bits, there was so much I didn’t know!
Interesting na, in the name of a hobby we educate ourselves to other realities and tidbits
Woww! SO exciting. Thanks so much for sharing Pinoo.
Me wants to go there nw
Exciting, you bet…
Aww u hv the mushroom rock pic. Me luvs
I lv the mush rock… and the sunsets from there.. the walk to that place a little irksome, but it’s ok… and the sights of the stadium next door..
do you think history and myth just ooze out of such places of importance… – Yes yes yes! Cud nt agree more
Lovely post Pinoo
Yes.. we can just feel and sense it when in a place… reading before we leave for that excursion makes the feeling-sensing bit even better
Thank you Swar
hugs to you
Hi Pinny!
Congrats to Unknown….
I missed the award as usual
anyway, You are tagged in one of my post! Do if you wish. have funs!
Thank you for the tag, Mahi… will pick it up on a rainy day
Oh come on.. jump into the race, it’s fun and win the ribbon
Wow! I did not know that. Even I’d love to visit. I’ve actually always wanted to go to Turkey but now that I know that Troy is there have to definitely put it on my humongous wishlist
. Thanks for the info, Pinoo.
Turkey is emerging as a fav tourist destination… and it just oozes with history, civilizations…. must visit…
Hey din know about this! Thanks for sharing
The one bookish place I’ve always wanted to visit was Prague. Maybe I’ll add Troy too in the list. Any more suggestions??
It’s on yours too.. goodie good
Suggestions eh… 
Watch this space 
I never knew about Troy until I saw the movie. And to know that such a place really exists today is thrilling! It’s something like the epic Mahabharata and the Kurukshetra which really exists. Thanks for adding to our knowledge Pinoo
I can’t tell you how much thrilled I was to know this little bit about Troy being real.. who would imagine a myth to come out and be true, anyway
Same pinch on the thrill factor
And change the theme Pins, black background creates a haze like effect.
will look into it Ajay…
thank u for the suggestion.
I love visiting historical places..I so want to see Egypt and Greece!
me tooooo… me too
Wow thanks for sharing Pinoo, this has now been added to my list of places to see before I die
I am a sucker for Greek history/mythology
I know, must see places before one dies
Troy, here I come… promise!
I didnt know that either.. but geography has never been one of my strong points
Join the gang B… we all didn’t and now we do, and we plan to visit too before we die
Oh…me too didnt chk it before…so its there in Turkey !!! Let me remember that….
Glad there are ppl around like u, so that we get to locate places….what’ll I do without you ???? Hugs.
There’s one in the Americas too.. but our greek history one is in Turkey
Huggggggggggggs back to you, I know
Oh so it is in Turkey..
Interesting. Thank you for the information. May be we could visit since we are near Turkey.
You are so lucky Stranger… go visit and post some pics
I didnt know any of that Pinoo..Especially the hermoine fact..:) Now I cna boast that I know little more abt HP. Hope you get to vist Troy soon..:)
I never knew too, until I read up on Helen again after the Troy discovery