I just rewatched Troy, it is a good movie. As I watched, I kept wondering: is it a strange coincidence that Paris (the French capital) has the same name as Paris (Prince of Troy)? Or is it somehow intentional? What is the origin of Paris' name?
I know it's a bit of a silly question, but I'm curious.
The city's name is not related to the Paris of Greek mythology.
The name "Paris" is derived from its early inhabitants, the Celtic Parisii tribe. These were were Celtic Iron Age people who lived on the banks of the river Seine in Gaul from the middle of the 3rd century BCE until the Roman era. The Parisii colonized their chief city (or oppidum) about 250 BCE, as first mentioned in Julius Caesar's "Commentarii de Bello Gallico".
The Parisii oppidum then became the site of Lutetia, an important city in the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis, and ultimately the modern city of Paris,
Ref: E. Planta - A new picture of Paris; or, The stranger's guide to the French metropolis