The Trojan Horse

It’s the 8th century BC, and the Trojan war is happening between the city of Troy and the Greeks. As legends have it, the Greeks decided to play a fast one with a wooden gift known as the Trojan Horse. Around 30 Greek warriors led by Odysseus hid in the belly of what appeared to be a gift.

But once the statue was in the city, the warriors emerged from where they hid and sacked the city. While the story is compelling and tells the story of an excellent strategy, it’s nothing but a myth. After all, Homer’s Iliad, which recorded notable events of that period, doesn’t mention any horse.