How did odusseus leave the Trojan war?

Answer 1

Odysseus didn't exactly "leave the Trojan War," but he did "end it," in a way. He came up with a plan that involved the construction of a giant horse (the "Trojan Horse") which he filled with several Greek warriors, including himself. He then ordered the Greek forces to retreat far enough away from Troy that the Trojans thought that the Greek army had left. The Trojans were overjoyed the next morning when they realized that the Greeks had left. When they went to confirm this, they found the giant horse the Greeks had left behind. Because horses are a symbol of Poseidon, the patron god of Troy, they believed that Poseidon had somehow contrived to send the Greeks home. In celebration, they dragged the horse inside the city walls against the advice of the Trojan princess, Kassandra, a powerful seer and prophetess of Apollo. That night, while Troy slept, Odysseus ans his men climbed out of the horse and opened the gates of the city to the Greek army. The Greeks conquered and pillaged the city, and then went home, thus ending the Trojan war. Naturally, Odysseus went with them (thus "leaving" the Trojan war). Source: Homer's "The Iliad"