Trojan or Trojans may refer to:
* Of or from the ancient city of
Troy
Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...
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Trojan language, the language of the historical Trojans
Arts and entertainment
Music
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Les Troyens'' ('The Trojans'), an opera by Berlioz, premiered part 1863, part 1890
* The Trojan, a 1950s Jamaican sound system led by
Duke Reid
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Trojan Records
Trojan Records is a British record label founded by Jamaican Duke Reid, Lee Gopthal and Chris Blackwell in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. Th ...
, a British record label, founded in 1968
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"Trojans" (The Damned song), a song by The Damned on their 1985 album ''Phantasmagoria''
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''Trojans'' (EP), by Atlas Genius, 2013
Other uses in arts and entertainment
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''Trojan'' (video game), 1986
* ''Trojan'', a 1991 novel by
James Follett
James Follett (27 July 1939 – 10 January 2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning from contract work as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence. He wrote over 20 ...
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''Troy'', a 2004 historical war drama
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"Trojan" (''Red Dwarf''), a 2012 episode of the TV comedy
People
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Trojan (surname), including a list of people with the name
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Trojan Gundulić (c. 1500 – c. 1555), a merchant and printer from the Republic of Ragusa
Places
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Trojan, Gauteng, South Africa
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Trojan, South Dakota U.S.
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Trojan (mountain)
Trojan ( 'Trojani'; Montenegrin language, Montenegrin: ''Trojan'') is a prominent massif in the Accursed Mountains, located near the state border with Montenegro. It stretches between the Jezercë block in the south and the Marlula ridge in the n ...
, on the border of Albania and Montenegro
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Trojan Peak, a mountain in California
Transportation and military
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GWR No. 1340 Trojan, a British locomotive, built in 1897
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Trojan (automobile), a former British vehicle manufacturer (1914–1965)
* Trojan, a
Saltwood Miniature Railway locomotive, used from 1928 to 1970
* AL-60F-5 Trojan, a variant of the
Aermacchi AL-60 aircraft (1950s–60s)
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Trojan Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers
The Trojan armoured engineer vehicle (AEV) is a combat engineering vehicle of the British Army. It is used to breach minefields and for many other tasks. It is currently in use with the Royal Engineers.
Design
The Trojan armoured engineer veh ...
, a British combat engineering vehicle (in service since 2007)
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North American T-28 Trojan
The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a Radial engine, radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use ...
, an American military trainer aircraft (1950s)
Other uses
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Trojan (brand)
Trojan is a brand name of condoms and sexual lubricants manufactured by the Church & Dwight Company. Trojan condoms were started by Merle Leland Youngs in the 1910s after he moved to New York City. The major condom manufacturer before Youngs w ...
, American condoms
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Trojan (celestial body)
In astronomy, a trojan is a small celestial body (mostly asteroids) that shares the orbit of a larger body, remaining in a stable orbit approximately 60° ahead of or behind the main body near one of its Lagrangian points and . Trojans can shar ...
, that shares the orbit of a larger one
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Trojan horse (computing)
In computing, a trojan horse (or simply trojan; often capitalized, but see below) is a kind of malware that misleads users as to its true intent by disguising itself as a normal program.
Trojans are generally spread by some form of social engin ...
, or trojan, computer malware
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Trojan Nuclear Power Plant
Trojan Nuclear Power Plant was a pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant (Westinghouse design) in the Pacific Northwest, northwest United States, located southeast of Rainier, Oregon, Rainier, Oregon, and so far, the only commercial nuclear ...
, in Oregon, U.S.
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Trojan Records
Trojan Records is a British record label founded by Jamaican Duke Reid, Lee Gopthal and Chris Blackwell in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. Th ...
, British record label
* Trojans, a group of scholars in the
Grammarians' War
The Grammarians' War (1519–1521) was a conflict between rival systems of teaching Latin. The two main antagonists were English grammarians and schoolmasters William Horman and Robert Whittington. The War involved Latin primers called ''V ...
in England 1519–1521
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Trojan–Tauranac Racing
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Trojan was an automobile manufacturer and a Formula One constructor, in conjunction with Australian Ron Tauranac, from the United Kingdom. They participated in 8 Grands Prix in 1974. They qualified six times and scored no championship ...
, a Formula One constructor
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USC Trojans
The USC Trojans (also Southern California Trojans) are the College athletics in the United States, intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. While the men's teams are nicknamed the ...
, nickname for the athletic teams at the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
See also
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The Trojan Women
''The Trojan Women'' (, lit. "The Female Trojans") is a tragedy by the Ancient Greece, Greek playwright Euripides, produced in 415 BCE. Also translated as ''The Women of Troy,'' or as its transliterated Greek title ''Troades, The Trojan Women'' ...
'' (Τρῳάδες, ''Trōiades'', 415 BC), a play by Euripides
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''The Trojan Women'' (film), 1971
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Tommy Trojan, a statue at the University of Southern California
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Trojan Horse (disambiguation)
The Trojan Horse, according to legend, was a giant hollow horse in which Greeks hid to gain entrance to Troy, also used metaphorically.
Trojan Horse may also refer to:
* Trojan horse (business), a business offer that appears to be a good deal but ...
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Trojan skinhead
Trojan skinheads (also known as traditional skinheads or trads) are individuals who identify with the original British skinhead subculture of the middle 1960s, when ska, rocksteady, reggae, and soul music were popular, and there was a heavy empha ...
, a British cultural identity
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Troyan (disambiguation)
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Troian (disambiguation)
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Trajan (disambiguation)
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