Trojan Horse

E403276
deception device mythological object stratagem

The Trojan Horse is a legendary deceptive wooden structure used by the Greeks to infiltrate and ultimately conquer the city of Troy in ancient Greek mythology.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Trojan Horse canonical 5
Trojan Horse scene 1
Trojan Rabbit 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deception device ⓘ
mythological object ⓘ
stratagem ⓘ
acceptedDueTo deception by Sinon ⓘ
divine influence ⓘ
associatedWith Aeneas ⓘ
Athena ⓘ
Laocoön and His Sons ⓘ
surface form: Laocoön

Odysseus ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ
Priam ⓘ
Sinon (in some traditions) ⓘ
surface form: Sinon
broughtIntoBy Trojans ⓘ
contains Greek soldiers ⓘ
describedIn Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ
surface form: Aeneid

Apollodorus' Bibliotheca ⓘ
surface form: Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus

Iliou Persis ⓘ
Little Iliad ⓘ
Posthomerica ⓘ
followedBy sack of Troy ⓘ
hasCulturalMeaning metaphor for malicious infiltration ⓘ
hasEffect destruction of Troy ⓘ
Trojan War ⓘ
surface form: fall of Troy
hasGreekName Δούρειος Ἵππος ⓘ
hasLatinName Troianus equus ⓘ
hasLocationInNarrative Troy ⓘ
Troy ⓘ
surface form: walls of Troy
hasMaterial wood ⓘ
hasModernUsage term for malware ⓘ
term for security vulnerability ⓘ
hasPurpose deception ⓘ
infiltration of Troy ⓘ
military victory ⓘ
hasTheme consequences of ignoring warnings ⓘ
trust and betrayal ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
narrativeGenre epic poetry ⓘ
narrativeRole turning point of Trojan War ⓘ
partOf Trojan War ⓘ
precededBy Trojan War ⓘ
surface form: ten-year siege of Troy
symbolizes cunning ⓘ
deceptive gift ⓘ
hidden danger ⓘ
treachery ⓘ
timeInMyth end of Trojan War ⓘ
usedAgainst Trojans ⓘ
usedBy Greeks ⓘ
usedIn Trojan War ⓘ
surface form: siege of Troy
warnedAboutBy Cassandra ⓘ
Laocoön and His Sons ⓘ
surface form: Laocoön

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Trojan cycle → coversMyth → Trojan Horse ⓘ
Monty Python and the Holy Grail → notableScene → Trojan Horse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trojan Rabbit
Trojan War → hasMotif → Trojan Horse ⓘ
Troy → associatedWithArtifact → Trojan Horse ⓘ
Achaeans → usedStratagem → Trojan Horse ⓘ
Sinon (in some traditions) → relatedConcept → Trojan Horse ⓘ
subject surface form: Sinon
Les Troyens → notableScene → Trojan Horse ⓘ
this entity surface form: Trojan Horse scene