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In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse (Greek: δούρειος ίππος, romanized: doureios hippos, lit. 'wooden horse') was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war.
Trojan horse, huge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War. The horse was built by Epeius, a master carpenter and pugilist.
18 cze 2019 · They build a huge wooden horse and leave it outside the gates of Troy, as an offering to the gods, while they pretend to give up battle and sail away. Secretly, though, they have assembled their best warriors inside.
Once the Wooden Horse had been built, Odysseus proceeded to persuade the bravest and the most skillful of the Greek warriors present at Troy to climb, fully armed, into its belly. Some say that there were 23 of them, while others speculate with numbers between 30 and 50.
But what is the story of the Trojan Horse – and why was the Trojan ‘Horse’ probably not a wooden horse at all, if it ever existed? Let’s take a closer look at the origins of the myth, summarising the story and then analysing its significance.
The Trojan Horse was a legendary military tactic used by the Greeks during the Trojan War. According to the myth, the Greeks built a large wooden horse and hid soldiers inside. The Trojans, thinking it was a gift, brought the horse inside their city walls.
10 gru 2021 · According to Homer's Odyssey, the Greeks used a massive wooden Trojan Horse built by Epeius to end the Trojan War. But did it actually happen? Was the Trojan Horse as described in mythology, a battering ram, or just a metaphor?
