 When the movie was released in Italy, instead of translating the  spelling of "Troy" to the Italian/Latin equivalent (Troia), the  original title was kept because. "Troia" is vulgar Italian for  "sow", but is more often used for "prostitute" (it probably derives  from an ancient roman dish, the "porcus troianus" or "Trojan pig", a  pig stuffed with others cooked animals, a humorous reference to the  Trojan horse).