Trojan
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Trojan may refer to:
- A person from TroyTroyTroy was a city, both factual and legendary, located in northwest Anatolia in what is now Turkey, southeast of the Dardanelles and beside Mount Ida...
in present-day Turkey - Trojan languageTrojan languageThe language spoken by the Trojans in the Iliad is Homeric Greek.However, there has been some scholarly debate on what language the historical Trojans would have spoken at the time of the Trojan War....
, the language Trojans spoke at the time of the Trojan War - Trojan (astronomy)Trojan (astronomy)In astronomy, a Trojan is a minor planet or natural satellite that shares an orbit with a larger planet or moon, but does not collide with it because it orbits around one of the two Lagrangian points of stability , and , which lie approximately 60° ahead of and behind the larger body,...
, a minor planet or moon that shares an orbit with a larger planet or moon - Trojan HorseTrojan HorseThe Trojan Horse is a tale from the Trojan War about the stratagem that allowed the Greeks finally to enter the city of Troy and end the conflict. In the canonical version, after a fruitless 10-year siege, the Greeks constructed a huge wooden horse, and hid a select force of men inside...
, a tale from the Trojan War - A student or alumnus or sports team of the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
- Colloquially, a person from VillarrobledoVillarrobledoVillarrobledo is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha.Villarrobledo has the world's largest area covered by vineyards as well as the world's greatest production of La Mancha wine, called in Spanish Denominación de Origen)...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
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Computing
- Trojan horse (computing)Trojan horse (computing)A Trojan horse, or Trojan, is software that appears to perform a desirable function for the user prior to run or install, but steals information or harms the system. The term is derived from the Trojan Horse story in Greek mythology.-Malware:A destructive program that masquerades as a benign...
, malicious software - Trojan (video game)Trojan (video game)is a side-scrolling action game produced by Capcom originally released as a coin operated video game in . The arcade version was distributed in North America by Romstar. A home version for the Nintendo Entertainment System was released during the same year. The original coin-op version is included...
, arcade game
Music
- The Trojan MenThe Trojan MenThe Trojan Men is an all-male a cappella group at the University of Southern California. Founded in 2005, the group has participated in and has earned numerous awards from competitions like the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella and USC's Absolut A Cappella contest...
, singing group - Trojan RecordsTrojan RecordsTrojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica...
, British record label - Les TroyensLes TroyensLes Troyens is a French opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself, based on Virgil's epic poem The Aeneid...
(The Trojans), an opera by Hector Berlioz - The Trojan, a 1950s Jamaican sound system led by Duke ReidDuke ReidTreasure Isle re-directs here. For the game, see Treasure Isle .Arthur "Duke" Reid, CD was a Jamaican record producer, DJ and label owner....
Transport
- AL-60F-5 Trojan, variant of the Aermacchi AL-60Aermacchi AL-60-External links:* * *...
utility aircraft - T-28 TrojanT-28 TrojanThe North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a piston-engined military trainer aircraft used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s...
, US military trainer aircraft - GWR No. 1340 TrojanGWR No. 1340 TrojanGWR No. 1340 is an 0-4-0ST steam locomotive, built in 1897 by the Avonside Engine Company of Bristol, England.Her first owners were Messrs Dunn & Shute of Newport Town Dock. In 1903 she was purchased by the Alexandra Docks Railway. This was absorbed into the Great Western Railway in 1923.In...
locomotive - SMR No. 471 Trojan locomotive
- Trojan (automobile)Trojan (automobile)Trojan was a British automobile manufacturer. Cars with the Trojan marque were made from 1914 and 1974.-Early history:The company was founded by Leslie Hayward Hounsfield who went into business as a general engineer in a small workshop called the Polygon Engineering Works in Clapham, South London...
, former British vehicle manufacturer - Trojan (vehicle)Trojan (vehicle)The Trojan armoured fighting vehicle can breach minefields and be used for many other tasks. It is currently in use with the Royal Engineers of the British Army.-Design:It is based on a Challenger 2 tank chassis, but lacks the main armament...
, variant of the Challenger 2 tank
People
- Václav TrojanVáclav TrojanVáclav Trojan was a Czech composer of classical music best known for his film scores. Trojan studied composition at the Prague Conservatory under Jaroslav Křička and Otakar Ostrčil from 1923 to 1927. He continued his studies in the composition masterclasses of Alois Hába, Josef Suk and Vítězslav...
(1907–1983), Czech composer - Ondřej TrojanOndrej TrojanOndřej Trojan is a Czech film producer, actor and film director. Two of the films he produced were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film : Divided We Fall and Želary , which he also directed...
(born 1959), Czech film producer, actor and film director - Ivan TrojanIvan TrojanIvan Trojan is a Czech actor.He graduated from the Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague in 1988 and Realistické divadlo Zdeňka Nejedlého in Prague-Smíchov. In 1992 he moved to Divadlo na Vinohradech...
(born 1964), Czech actor
Other
- Trojan (condoms)Trojan (condoms)Trojan is a brand name of condoms manufactured by the Church & Dwight Company. 70.5 percent of condoms purchased in United States drugstores are Trojan brand. Trojan began selling condoms in 1927 through an ad placed in a trade magazine for pharmacists....
, a brand name of condoms - Trojan Nuclear Power PlantTrojan Nuclear Power PlantTrojan Nuclear Power Plant was a pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant located southeast of Rainier, Oregon, United States, and the only commercial nuclear power plant to be built in Oregon. After sixteen years of service it was closed by its operator, Portland General Electric , almost...
in Oregon - Trojan, GautengTrojan, GautengTrojan is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 9....
in South Africa - Trojan skinheadTrojan skinheadTrojan skinheads are individuals who identify with the original British skinhead subculture of the late 1960s, when ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul music were popular, and there was a heavy emphasis on mod-influenced clothing styles...
, cultural identity in UK - Tommy Trojan, a statue at the University of Southern California
See also
- Sports teams named TrojansSports teams named Trojans"Trojans", evoking the soldiers of the ancient city of Troy depicted in The Iliad, is a popular name for modern sports teams, including those listed here.- Non-scholastic teams :* Rotterdam Trojans "Trojans", evoking the soldiers of the ancient city of Troy depicted in The Iliad, is a popular name...
- Trojan Horse (disambiguation)Trojan Horse (disambiguation)The Trojan Horse, according to legend, a giant hollow horse in which Greeks hid to gain entrance to Troy, who that night, opened Troy's gates allowing their army to enter and destroy the city.Trojan Horse may also refer to:...
- Trojan WarTrojan WarIn Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology and was narrated in many works of Greek literature, including the Iliad...
, a war waged against Troy by the Achaeans in the 13th or 12th century BC - The Trojan WomenThe Trojan WomenThe Trojan Women is a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides. Produced during the Peloponnesian War, it is often considered a commentary on the capture of the Aegean island of Melos and the subsequent slaughter and subjugation of its populace by the Athenians earlier in 415 BC , the same year...
, a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides