Who used the Trojan Horse?

Who used the Trojan Horse?

The Greeks
The Greeks, under the guidance of Odysseus, built a huge wooden horse — the horse was the symbol of the city of Troy — and left it at the gates of Troy. They then pretended to sail away. The Trojans believed the huge wooden horse was a peace offering to their gods and thus a symbol of their victory after a long siege.

Where did the Trojans go?

The Narrative of the Trojan War They crossed the Aegean Sea to Asia Minor to lay siege to Troy and demand Helen’s return by Priam, the Trojan king.

Who were the Greeks fighting when they used the Trojan Horse at Troy?

In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans (Greeks) after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.

What did the Greeks do with the horse?

Horses were used in battle as early as the Late Bronze Age in Greece (ca. 1,600 to 1,100 B.C.E.), first to pull chariots and later for cavalry.

Who won Trojan War?

The Greeks won the Trojan War. According to the Roman epic poet Virgil, the Trojans were defeated after the Greeks left behind a large wooden horse and pretended to sail for home. Unbeknown to the Trojans, the wooden horse was filled with Greek warriors.

For what reason do the Greeks want the Trojans to believe the wooden horse was fashioned?

The horse was left to placate the angry goddess, and the Greeks hoped the Trojans would desecrate it, earning Athena’s hatred. These lies convinced the Trojans to pull the gigantic horse inside the gates to honor Athena.

Did they burn the Trojan horse?

But was it just a myth? Probably, says Oxford University classicist Dr Armand D’Angour: ‘Archaeological evidence shows that Troy was indeed burned down; but the wooden horse is an imaginative fable, perhaps inspired by the way ancient siege-engines were clothed with damp horse-hides to stop them being set alight. ‘

Did the Trojan Horse happen?

Turns out the epic wooden horse that gave the Greeks their victory was all a myth. Actually, historians are pretty much unanimous: the Trojan Horse was just a myth, but Troy was certainly a real place.

How did the Trojans get the horse to Troy?

The Greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of Tenedos, leaving behind Sinon, who persuaded the Trojans that the horse was an offering to Athena (goddess of war) that would make Troy impregnable.

How many Achaean heroes are there in the Trojan Horse?

With the Trojan Horse constructed a number of the Achaean heroes secreted themselves into the hidden compartment. Ancient sources state that anywhere between 23 and 50 Achaean heroes were to be found in the belly of the Wooden Horse, with the Byzantine poet John Tzetes suggesting 23 heroes, whilst 50 names appear in the Bibliotheca.

Who doubt the Trojan Horse in the Bible?

Laocoon and Cassandra Doubt the Trojan Horse. ​The first of these doubters was Laocoon, a priest of Apollo within Troy, who Virgil had utter the immortal words “I fear the Greeks, even when bringing gifts”, and the priest even went as far as attempting to hit the flank of the Trojan Horse with his spear.

What does the priest Laocoön say about the Trojan Horse?

While questioning Sinon, the Trojan priest Laocoön guesses the plot and warns the Trojans, in Virgil’s famous line Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes (“I fear Greeks, even those bearing gifts”), Danai ( acc Danaos) or Danaans (Homer’s name for the Greeks) being the ones who had built the Trojan Horse.