Classical Greeks would often claim that Caria was originally colonized by Ionian Greeks, but Homer suggests that they were indigenous, and recorded that they were allied with Troy (Iliad, 2.865).
Caria was originally colonized by Ionian Greeks. Classical Greeks would often claim this. They were indigenous. They were allied with Troy (Iliad). This was what they recorded. Homer suggests this. Iliad is 2.865.