THE HISTORICAL
CIRCUMSTANCES OF WHY HISSARLIK (ILIOS/TROY) AND ITHAKA BECAME SO FIRMLY
ATTACHED WITH THE NAME OF HOMER CAN ONLY BE ADDRESSED BY UNDERSTANDING
HOW HELLAS GRADUALLY ACQUIRED CERTAIN PLACE NAMES MENTIONED IN THE
HOMERIC EPICS WHICH WERE TAKEN THENCE BY DORIAN INVASIONS AND IONIAN
MIGRATIONS WELL AFTER THE TROJAN WAR.