Troy (film)

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Name:	Troy
Abbreviation(s):
Creator:	Wolfgang Petersen (director) David Benioff (screenwriter)
Date(s):	2004
Medium:	film
Country of Origin:	United States
External Links:	Wikipedia / IMDb
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Troy is a 2004 film loosely based on Homer's Iliad.

It gained fannish popularity partially due to the fannish drift of Lord of the Rings fans, as actors Orlando Bloom and Sean Bean appeared both films. Same-actor crossovers are common with Lord of the Rings as well as Pirates of the Caribbean and other fandoms.

The fannish phrase "cousins, totally cousins" is a reference to the film, which portrays Achilles and Patroclus as being cousins, despite general consensus of the Iliad's critics being that they were shield mates, Ancient Greek same-sex partners.

Example Fanworks

Front cover of Island Kiss by Studio Gimli, featuring Achilles, Patroclus, and Odysseus.

from Bloomtown, for the story Gift of the Gods by Moonshine, the artist is Shar

Examples Wanted: Editors are encouraged to add more examples or a wider variety of examples.

Fanfiction

• The Shell Game by Taz, a crossover with Highlander, Methos/Odysseus (2006) Recced by macgeorge1 at Crack Van: "It is a beautifully written, utterly fascinating and charming story - and sexy to boot. A very young Prince Odysseus meets a naked stranger conning the locals with only a small stone and three shells. The sense of time and place is exquisitely evoked, and we see the eager brashness of the young prince, as well as the easy grace and seductive power of the oldest survivor of them all."
• Gift of the Gods by Moonshine (in Bloomtown, 2011)

Doujinshi

• Island Kiss by Studio Gimli (2004) – Features a love triangle between Achilles and Patroclus and Achilles and Odysseus

Fan Communities

• Troy-Fanfic on Yahoo! Groups
• troy_fanfic on LiveJournal
• troygasm on LiveJournal

External Links

• Troy (2004) at AO3
• Troy fanficton and crossovers at FF.net
• Troy/Buffy crossovers at Twisting the Hellmouth