Troy (Truva) located on Hisarlik at Canakkale , one of the Turkish city in west of Turkey, the city of Dardanels.

Turkish and Greek legend tells the incredible story of the Trojan Horse. Many stories of ancient battles and dangerous journeys have been told in classic literature, such as the Iliad or the Odyssey. However the story of the huge wooden horse was written about by the author Virgil in his writing, the Aeneid, as well as in other sources. Some ancient stories are based in fact, although expanded to include fictional aspects. So was the story of the Trojan Horse fact or fiction? Read the abbreviated story below, answer the questions and discuss in class. After many of the events of the Iliad were over, the Trojan War continued. The city of Troy was protected by a huge wall, which the Greeks could not permeate. Neither the Greeks nor the Trojans seemed to be able to win, until finally one of the Greek kings, Odysseus of Ithaca, had an idea. Often, following a battle, the losing side would leave an offering to the winning army. Also, sometimes statues or memorials were built to honor the gods who protected the soldiers throughout battle. “Let’s build a big wooden horse on wheels,” said Odysseus of Ithaca, “one that is big enough for a bunch of Greek soldiers to hide inside it.” So the Greeks did, and then pretended to sail home (except for the ones hiding inside the horse!). They acted like they had given up and left. But really they just hid around the corner. Soon the Trojans found the horse. “What is it?” they asked each other. Nobody knew. (The Greek soldiers hiding inside kept very quiet). Then they found a Greek soldier hiding nearby. He told the Trojans (although this was all part of the trick) that the other Greeks hated him and they had left him behind. So the Trojans asked him about the huge wooden horse, and he said it was an offering to the goddess Athena. Well, the Trojans didn’t want to upset Athena, so they rolled the big horse into the city of Troy. It was so big, in fact, that it wouldn’t even go through the gate, so they had to tear down a piece of the city wall to get it in. They left it at the temple of Athena which was located inside the city. Then the Trojans had a party to celebrate the end of the war.. The Greek soldiers inside the horse kept quiet throughout the entire party). Finally everyone fell asleep, and NOW the Greek soldiers came out of the Trojan Horse and killed the guards on the walls. They signalled to the other Greeks to come attack Troy. They could get in now because the walls were torn down. There was a big battle and the Greeks won. All the Trojan men were killed, and all the women and children were taken back to Greece as slaves.