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Why was the Trojan horse used as a gift?

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How are Trojan horses Greek?

the Trojan horse was a giant wooden hollow horse the Greeks used to hide soldiers in and to attack troy the Trojan symbol was a horse and they thought it was a gift


What is the gift from the Greeks?

In the Trojan War? The Trojan Horse, in which the Greeks hid.


Who was the Trojan horse a gift for?

Athena the goddess of beauty


Who sent the Trojan horse as a gift to troy?

The Greeks


What was the gift the Greeks gave to the Trojans that helped them win the Trojan war?

The Trojan Horse


What was the nationality of people inside Trojan Horse?

The Greeks were the people inside the Trojan Horse. The people of Troy thought it was a wonderful gift. This is were the old saying 'don't look a gift horse in the mouth' came from.


What was the name of the horse that was used in the Trojan war?

The Trojan Horse


Who was the whistle-blower for the Trojan Horse?

The Trojan whistleblower was Laocoon. He was the Trojan that was not fooled by the "gift horse," so he tried to blow his whistle as a warning to his fellow Trojans that it was a trap. It was ignored, and the Trojan Horse led to the fall of Troy.


How was the Trojan horse used in the war?

The Trojan horse was used as a gift to one of the great empires because they couldn't get past their gates. So they built a great horse on wheels called the Trojan horse and they made a great plan to get past the gates here is the plan: they would build a great horse and gift it to the empire as a surrender but they put 300 warriors in it and gave it to them. The empire thought they had won and they all got drunk in a huge celebration then at 12:00 at night the warriors got out of the Trojan horse and slaughtered every warrior and the king and won the war.


Why was the Trojan Horse useful?

The Trojan Horse was a very successful distraction to allow the Greeks to infiltrate the town of Troy. The Trojan Horse was used during the Trojan war.


Why was the wooden horse called the gift of betrayal?

It's a reference to the Trojan Horse of ancient Greek mythology.


Where does the expression Don't look at the gift horse in the mouth come from?

This expression refers to the Trojan horse statue that was a gift by the Greek army filled with Greek soldiers to the Trojan army. The Trojans celebrated, what they thought to be their victory and as they fell asleep, the greek soldiers emerged and slaughtered them. If you looked this gift horse in the mouth, you would have found several hiding Greek soldiers.