The Iliad (attributed by the ancient Greeks to Homer) mentions two Phrygians in the Trojan War named Asios (an adjective meaning "Asian"); and also a marsh or lowland containing a marsh in Lydia as .
ðɪ ˈɪlɪˌæd ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ɡɹˈiːks tə hˈoʊmɚ mˈɛnʃənz tˈuː fɹˈaɪdʒənz ɪnðə tɹˈoʊdʒən wˈɔːɹ nˈeɪmd ɐsˈiːoʊz ɐn ˈædʒɪktˌɪv mˈiːnɪŋ "ˈeɪʒən"; ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐ mˈɑːɹʃ ɔːɹ lˈoʊlənd kəntˈeɪnɪŋ ɐ mˈɑːɹʃ ɪn lˈɪdiə æz .