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The Trojan Horse doesn't appear in the Iliad. The tale we are most familiar with comes from Virgil's Aeneid, and those particular events take place in between Homer's Iliad and the follow-up Odyssey.
After 10 years of seige and war, and with the best warriors on both sides slain, the Greeks and Trojans were essentially at a stalemate. Odysseus comes up with the idea of taking some of the timbers from their wrecked ships and building a giant horse. A single soldier would be "left behind" to inform the Tojans of the meaning. Sinon was the Greek who volunteered.
Upon opening the gates, the Trojans questions Sinon, who informed them that the horse was left as a gift to Athena for the desecration of one of her temples by the Greeks. Only Laocoon guessed the ruse and famously warned "I fear the Danaans (Greeks), even bearing gifts". For this, Poseidon sent serpents to strangle him and his sons.
Inside the belly, according to Virgil, were 30 soldiers, and two spies in the head to see what was happening. That night, when Troy slept, Odysseus and his men crept toward the gate, killed the night guard and opened the gates to the waiting Greek army. Troy was sacked and burned and it's women taken as slaves. Only a few Trojans escaped, under the leadership of Aeneas.
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Is the Trojan horse in the odessy or Iliad?
illiad
What book was the Trojan horse in Iliad or odessy?
odessy
Did the Greeks make the Trojan horse?
According to the Iliad, yes.
What tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?
The Iliad tells the story of the last months of the Trojan War.
Who wrote The Iliad which told the story of the Trojan war?
Both The Iliad and The Odyssey were written by the Greek poet Homer .
Is Trojan Horse part of Iliad?
The main source of the story is Virgil's Iliad, a Latin epic poem from the time of Augustus
Is the Trojan horse in the odessy or Iliad?
illiad
What story is about the Trojan war?
The Iliad.
What book was the Trojan horse in Iliad or odessy?
odessy
Did the Greeks make the Trojan horse?
According to the Iliad, yes.
Which epic told the story of the Trojan war?
The Iliad .
What tells the story of the last years of the Trojan War?
The Iliad tells the story of the last months of the Trojan War.
Which book tells the story of the Trojan war?
The Iliad, by Homer.
Who or what helped the Greek fleet go to attack Troy in The Iliad?
the Trojan Horse
What is the name of the story about the Trojan War?
You are likely thinking of The Iliad, by Homer.
Who wrote The Iliad which told the story of the Trojan war?
Both The Iliad and The Odyssey were written by the Greek poet Homer .
Who is the autor of the story entitled the Trojan war?
The Greek poet Homer penned The Iliad which is an account of the Trojan War .
