However, this story may reflect a cultural influence which had the reverse direction: Hittite cuneiform texts mention an Asia Minor god called Appaliunas or Apalunas in connection with the city of Wilusa attested in Hittite inscriptions, which is now generally regarded as being identical with the Greek Ilion by most scholars.
haʊˈɛvɚ, ðɪs stˈoːɹi mˈeɪ ɹᵻflˈɛkt ɐ kˈʌltʃɚɹəl ˈɪnfluːəns wˌɪtʃ hæd ðə ɹᵻvˈɜːs dᵻɹˈɛkʃən: hˈɪɾaɪt kˈʌneɪfˌɔːɹm tˈɛksts mˈɛnʃən ɐn ˈeɪʒə mˈaɪnɚ ɡˈɑːd kˈɔːld æpˈeɪlɪˈuːnəz ɔːɹ ɐpˈæluːnəz ɪn kənˈɛkʃən wɪððə sˈɪɾi ʌv wɪlˈuːsə ɐtˈɛstᵻd ɪn hˈɪɾaɪt ɪnskɹˈɪpʃənz, wˌɪtʃ ɪz nˈaʊ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd æz bˌiːɪŋ aɪdˈɛntɪkəl wɪððə ɡɹˈiːk ˈɪliən baɪ mˈoʊst skˈɑːlɚz.