Fools and Horses

Kindt talks about the wooden horse strategy of Greeks during the Trojan war. The Trojan horse represents not merely humans fighting at Troy, but also the divine. More specifically it is associated with the involvement of the goddess Athena in the sack of the city. Her special areas of expertise are...

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Published in:History today 2024-03, Vol.74 (3), p.18
Main Author: Kindt, Julia
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Horses
Military strategy
War
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Summary:Kindt talks about the wooden horse strategy of Greeks during the Trojan war. The Trojan horse represents not merely humans fighting at Troy, but also the divine. More specifically it is associated with the involvement of the goddess Athena in the sack of the city. Her special areas of expertise are all relevant to the horse's presence at Troy. She is credited not only with a key role in devising the construction of the horse by appearing to Epeius in a dream; the horse is also left by the Greeks at Troy as a gift to her--ostensibly to ensure a safe passage home, but really to trick the Trojans into accepting the back-handed gift.
ISSN:0018-2753