Athena inspired the construction of the Trojan Horse and aided the craftsman Epeius in building it. The horse was dedicated as a votive offering to Athena, giving the Trojans a religious reason to bring it within the walls.
Calchas advised that Troy could only be taken by stratagem, not by force. His guidance contributed to the plan of the Trojan Horse, the wooden decoy that finally breached Troy's walls.
Cassandra warned the Trojans that the Trojan Horse concealed Greek warriors and would bring destruction. Cursed by Apollo never to be believed, her prophecy was ignored, and the horse was brought inside the gates.
Laocoön hurled his spear into the Trojan Horse's flank, warning the Trojans not to bring it inside the city walls.
Odysseus devised the stratagem of the Trojan Horse after ten years of fruitless siege. He conceived the plan to build a hollow wooden horse, hide warriors inside, and feign a Greek withdrawal from Troy.
Sinon allowed himself to be captured by the Trojans and told a false tale that the Trojan Horse was a sacred offering to Athena. His deception convinced Priam to bring the horse inside the city walls.
The Trojan Horse was the stratagem devised by Odysseus that ended the Trojan War. Greek warriors hid inside the hollow wooden horse and emerged at night to open the gates for the returning army.
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