the Trojans in the Trojan War against the Greeks. [ 2 ] The ethnonym Thracian comes from Ancient Greek Θρᾷξ (pl. Θρᾷκες) or Θρᾴκιος ( Ionic : Θρηίκιος), and the toponym Thrace comes from Θρᾴκη (Ion. Θρῄκη). [ 3 ] Both names are exonyms developed by the Greeks, [ 4 ]