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The mythological Trojan Horse is so named for the tactic employed supposedly used by the Achaens (the collective name used by Homer for the Greeks) during the 10 year Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and defeat the Trojans. The Trojan War is the basis of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
The Trojan War began with Helen of Sparta being stolen from King Menelaus of Sparta by Paris of Troy. The walls of Troy were next to impossible to breach, and at that period in history, there were no siege machines or other such means of breaching walls. After many years of fighting, and the loss of such heroes as the Greeks' Achilles and Ajax, and the Trojans' Paris and Hector (Hector was killed by Achilles in single combat), the Greek Odysseus came up with a plan to get into the city.
The plan called for the construction of a wooden horse with a hollow interior, in which a small number of Greek warriors could hide. The rest of the Greek army packed up and left on their ships, leaving the hollow horse on the beach as an offering to he Greek God Poseidon (God of the Sea, Horses and Earthquakes)for a safe journey home. The Trojans, upon finding the Greeks gone, brought the wooden horse into the city in order to offer it at the Temple of Poseidon. After much celebration, the Greeks inside the horse, after everyone was sleeping, slipped out of the inside of the horse quietly and opened the gates to the city of Troy. The Greek army had since sailed back to Troy and were waiting for a signal from the Greeks inside the city that they had opened the gates to the city. When the signal came, the Greeks invaded the city and slaughtered most of the Trojans. The women and children were made slaves.
Although there are now many different interpretations of what the actual horse might have been, the most common reference is to a wooden hollow horse. Since then, any tactic employing the use of an enemy entering the stronghold of another by means off such a subterfuge is known as a Trojan Horse. Some Computer Viruses are even known as Trojan Horses, because they are viruses disguised as friendly programs.
Although Troy and the Trojan War were thought to be the creations of Homer, the discovery in 1870 by German archaeologist Heinrich Schleimann of ruins on the actual site noted by Homer where Troy was supposed to have stood has led to speculation tha the Trojan War did in fact happen. The ancient Greeks believed that it was a real conflict that occurred in the 12th or 13th century B.C.
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Who invented the Trojan horse in greek mythology?
Epeus
What is a Trojan horse and what can it do?
In greek mythology the Trojan horse was used in the time of the trojan war . It was used for the Greeks to hide in ,so that they can rule over troy.
Why was the wooden horse called the gift of betrayal?
It's a reference to the Trojan Horse of ancient Greek mythology.
What famous structure in Greek mythology was built by a man named epeius?
The Trojan Horse
What has the author David Clement-Davies written?
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What is the roman Trojan horse?
According to the Greek mythology in order to defeat the Trojans the Greeks build a Trojan horse which held warriors hidden in it.These warriors attacked the Trojans during night and led to the destruction of Trojan empire.
How did the greeks build the Trojan horse?
Trojan Horse was hollow and some of the Greeks were hidden inside. The Trojans thought the Greeks had left. So they demolished part of the walls of Troy and took the Trojan horse inside the city. They had a feast to celebrate their enemies departure and when they slept the Greeks came out.
Was there a Trojan horse?
yes there was a Trojan Horse.
Who was Helen in mythology?
Helen was the most beautiful woman alive, was married to the king of troy, the greeks took her, big old war called the Trojan war with the Trojan horse
Is the Trojan horse real?
The Trojan horse appears in Greek mythology, and it is believed that something to that effect occurred, but I seriously doubt it happened exactly the way legend tells it. It is suggested that the 'horse' represented an earthquake that weakened Troy's city walls, and it also may refer to the Trojan calvary led by Hector, but whether or not it was a giant wooden horse filled with soldiers is debatable.
What type of malware substitutes itself for a legitimate program?
A Trojan Horse.
When did the Trojan horse was built?
The Trojan Horse is a legendary structure from ancient Greek mythology, specifically mentioned in Homer's epic, the "Aeneid" by Virgil. It is said to have been built during the Trojan War, which is traditionally dated to around the 12th or 13th century BCE. However, since the Trojan Horse is a mythological tale rather than a historical event, there is no specific date for its construction.
