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The beautiful Helen notwithstanding, Troy as a name is of Gaelic origin and means "foot soldier".
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Ah, Troy on the Plain of Ilium. Despite decades of immersion in Schliemann and Iliad translations (well, at least sporadically), the thing I remember most vividly relating to Troy was taught to me by an Army instructor in a basic class on understanding the nomenclature of electrical measurements.
He said if Helen of Troy had enough beauty to launch a thousand ships, then the basic unit of beauty was a millihelen, enough to launch one ship. Gawd, the things that stick with us...
No crap, it's really Gaelic?
He said if Helen of Troy had enough beauty to launch a thousand ships, then the basic unit of beauty was a millihelen, enough to launch one ship. Gawd, the things that stick with us...
No crap, it's really Gaelic?
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...we can broaden this system to include nanohelens (beauty enough to launch one dinghy).
Even though Troy in Greek is of feminine gender, I've seen no reference of it ever having been used as a first name. Apparently the Troy in question is derived from the Gaelic/Irish "troightheach" (see http://members.tripod.com/mikerin1/). This name is supposedly common in Tipperary (which is long way from Asia Minor).
Even though Troy in Greek is of feminine gender, I've seen no reference of it ever having been used as a first name. Apparently the Troy in question is derived from the Gaelic/Irish "troightheach" (see http://members.tripod.com/mikerin1/). This name is supposedly common in Tipperary (which is long way from Asia Minor).
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