Crossword-Solution: ILIUM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ilium | n. | The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under Innominate. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
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greedy person
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Sentences with ILIUM (5)
The _Sack of Ilium_ 1113 as analysed by Proclus was very similar to Vergil’s version in _Aeneid_ ii, comprising the episodes of the wooden horse, of Laocoon, of Sinon, the return of the Achaeans from Tenedos, the actual Sack of Troy, the division of spoils and the burning of the city.
They had this melancholy retreat to themselves, and seated on the divan enclosing the central steam-radiator, they were staring silently at the glass cabinets mounted in ebonised wood which contained the recovered fragments of Ilium.
Yet 'twas the king of England's kings! The rest with all their pomps and trains Are mouldered, half-remembered things-- 'Tis he alone that lives and reigns! "PILLARED ARCH AND SCULPTURED TOWER" Pillared arch and sculptured tower Of Ilium have had their hour; The dust of many a king is blown On the winds from zone to zone; Many a warrior sleeps unknown.
Let the ancient tale Attribute to the labours of the gods The walls of Ilium: let the fragile bricks Which compass in great Babylon, amaze The fleeting Parthian.
First slew he Pheron; for the bitter spear Plunged through his breast, and down on him he hurled Goodly Ereuthus, battle-revellers both, Dwellers in Thryus by Alpheus' streams, Which followed Nestor to the god-built burg Of Ilium.
Quotes with ILIUM (2)
Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen make me immortal with a kiss. - Her lips suck forth my soul see where it flies! -
The story of Ilium, the ancient city of Troy, has always gripped me.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, S&S, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 77 times in crossword archives (1946–2025).