Odysseus+and+the+Trojan+Horse


 * Background Story: **

During the Trojan War, the Greeks try a countless number of times to perform a siege on Troy; however, they never manage to once have any successful results. Odysseus, a member of the Greek army, comes up with a way to enter the city's walls. He orders that a giant wooden horse be built that can fit 30 men. The horse would then be offered to the Trojans as what would appear as a gift of peace. His plan works, and him and his group of Greek soldiers get inside of the city's walls. The Trojans plan a huge feast, get drunk, and then fall to sleep by night when Odysseus and his men leave the horse. They slaughter Troy's military force and successfully take the city to be their own.

*This story shows how producing clever ideas to solve a problem can lead to great results.


 * Allusions: **

The "Trojan Horse" myth is commonly alluded to with the subject of the allusion being the horse itself. Made by Odysseus, the horse managed to disguise an army of enemy soldiers while making them appear to be as a gift, giving a dangerous object a not-so-dangerous image. Likewise, in literature, a Trojan Horse is something that takes on a friendly appearance to hide its dangerous "contents", usually for the purpose of deception.
 * Online News Article || * "Is police candidate a Trojan horse for right-wing American think-tank?"- The Independent
 * "Trojan Horse Cancer Treatment Eliminates Cancer in Mice"- Medical News Today ||
 * Poem || * "The Trojan Horse"- Patrick Herron ||
 * Book || * "Catch 22"- Joseph Heller ||
 * Movie || * "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"- directed by Tarry Gilliam and Terry Jones ||

** The Trojan Horse ** Patrick Herron Go inside try to hide  pretent nothing is real  don't look around don't make a sound  no one will care that you are there  let no one know how you feel  your presence will never be known  you will be misunderstood  a horse of wood  and soon you will be all alone

Brown, Jonathan. "Is Police Candidate a Trojan Horse for Right-wing American Think-tank?" //The Independent //. Independent Digital News and Media, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

Heller, Joseph, and Brice Matthieussent. //Catch 22 //. Paris: B. Grasset, 1985. Print.

Herron, Patrick. "The Trojan Horse"Poetry. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014

"History of the Trojan War." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">History of the Trojan War //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Monty Python and the Holy Grail //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. By Terry Gilliam, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle. Perf. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, and Eric Idle. Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment, 2002.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Paddock, Catharine. "Trojan Horse" Cancer Treatment Eliminates Cancer In Mice." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Medical News Today //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. MediLexicon International, n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">"Trojan Horse." //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">Princeton University //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px;">. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Feb. 2014.