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[[Image:Trojan horse in Troja, Prague 2717.JPG|thumb|right|300px|alt=Wooden horse.|Armed Greek warriors hid quietly inside a giant wooden horse in a brilliant ruse which ended the Trojan War.<small>Pictured: a wooden horse in [[Prague]].</small>]] | [[Image:Trojan horse in Troja, Prague 2717.JPG|thumb|right|300px|alt=Wooden horse.|Armed Greek warriors hid quietly inside a giant wooden horse in a brilliant ruse which ended the Trojan War.<small>Pictured: a wooden horse in [[Prague]].</small>]] | ||
In Greek legend, '''Idomeneus''' was one of the warriors who hid inside the [[Trojan horse]] with [[Odysseus]] and [[Agamemnon]] and others. | |||
When the horse was wheeled inside the walls of [[Troy (ancient city)|Troy]], the warriors emerged during the night to open the city gates, admitting their comrades from the returning Greek ships. Troy was sacked and burned in the ensuing battle which ended the decade-long [[Trojan War]]. | |||
The main source is [[Homer]], author of the ''[[Iliad]]'' and the ''[[Odyssey]]''. Other sources include [[Virgil]], author of the ''[[Aeneid]]''. | |||
Latest revision as of 08:55, 11 January 2024
Armed Greek warriors hid quietly inside a giant wooden horse in a brilliant ruse which ended the Trojan War.Pictured: a wooden horse in Prague.
In Greek legend, Idomeneus was one of the warriors who hid inside the Trojan horse with Odysseus and Agamemnon and others.
When the horse was wheeled inside the walls of Troy, the warriors emerged during the night to open the city gates, admitting their comrades from the returning Greek ships. Troy was sacked and burned in the ensuing battle which ended the decade-long Trojan War.
The main source is Homer, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Other sources include Virgil, author of the Aeneid.