Eladir answers “I'm from Italy and I do not understand the...”

Benedetta asked this question about The Penelopiad:

I'm from Italy and I do not understand the meaning of the title… Of course I understand the fact that it is connected with Penelope, but I can't understand the suffix -iad… Is it a pun? Could please someone explain it to me? Thank you :)

Eladir Katie answered your question correctly, just a minor mistake. Βoth the ancient (Hellenes) and modern Greek called it both Τροία (Troia) and Ίλιον (Ili…moreKatie answered your question correctly, just a minor mistake. Βoth the ancient (Hellenes) and modern Greek called it both Τροία (Troia) and Ίλιον (Ilion). It may seem a bit weird but it wasn't uncommon back then, inside the Iliad, Paris is often also called Alexander or the besieging side is called with all kinds of different names (Achaeans, Danaans, Argives, Hellenes).(less)

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