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title: The Trojan Horse
author: Tetraktyas
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1215/the-trojan-horse/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Trojan Horse

_Authored by Tetraktyas_

## Image File

[![The Trojan Horse](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1215.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1215.jpg)

## Image Caption

A scene from the end of the [Trojan War](https://www.worldhistory.org/Trojan_War/). The Greeks, to infiltrate the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), had taken the advice of [Odysseus](https://www.worldhistory.org/odysseus/) and tricked the Trojans into believing the [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/) forces had left [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/). Leaving behind the offering of a massive horse the Greeks hoped the Trojans would take the horse into their city, which they did. Hiding inside, though, was a contingent of Greek warriors who opened the gates of Troy and allowed the returning army to finally sack the city. (From a painting by Henri Motte).

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beware_of_Greeks_bearing_gifts.jpg) by [**Tetraktyas**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beware_of_Greeks_bearing_gifts.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 14 May 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.