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The recreation of the 6m-tall Trojan Horse from The Battle of Troy display at the Flower Field, Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay during Tulipmamia.

The recreation of the 6m-tall Trojan Horse from The Battle of Troy display at the Flower Field, Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay during Tulipmamia.

“Timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentēs, paraphrased in English as "I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts"


“At midnight, just before the seventh full moon of that year had risen, Sinon slipped through the Gates of Troy and kindled a beacon – the signal Agamemnon had waited for to return with the Achaean fleet to shore. An hour or so later, in the dead silence of the night, Odysseus raised his sword and ordered Epeius to unlock the trap-door. Echion was the first one to jump out of the horse; being too eager and reckless, he fell and broke his neck; the rest used Epeius’ rope-ladder. Soon enough, Agamemnon’s army stormed through the open gates. Not even the gods could save Troy now.”


Illustration from a friend.

In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to enter the city of Troy and win the war.

The Trojan horse from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film, Troy. It is now on the promenade at Çanakkale near the ancient city of Troy.

Çanakkale, Türkiye #9578
10 June 2024

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The Trojan horse from the 2004 Wolfgang Petersen film, Troy. It is now on the promenade at Çanakkale near the ancient city of Troy.

Çanakkale, Türkiye #9575
10 June 2024

Burning Man 2011 [120994]

The Trojans dance joyfully, dragging the (very small white) horse up to the walls of Troy, while Cassandra, who had foretold the impending doom, without being listened to, flees with lit torches (however, she has nowhere to go and remains in Troy, tragically).

The Iliupersis (Greek: Ιλίου πέρσις, Ilíou pérsis, lit. 'Sack of Ilium'), also known as The Sack of Troy, is a lost epic of ancient Greek literature. It was one of the Epic Cycle, that is, the Trojan cycle, which told the entire history of the Trojan War in epic verse. The story of the Iliou persis comes chronologically after that of the Little Iliad, and is followed by the Nostoi ("Returns"). The Iliou persis was sometimes attributed by ancient writers to Arctinus of Miletus who lived in the 8th century BCE (see Cyclic Poets). The poem comprised two books of verse in dactylic hexameter. (Ilioupersis, Wikipedia)

Pompeii, House of the Trojan Horse, IX 7, 16. 1-37 CE.

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN inv. 120176)

The Trojans push the heavy wooden horse with difficulty towards the city walls. The figure of Cassandra may be the one at the left.

Pompeii, House of Cipius Pamphilus, VII 6, 38, exedra 23.
45-79 CE

Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli (MANN Room LXXIII, inv. 9010)

Winkelmann-Museum
Stendal / Germany

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An artwork made of wire and stones near downtown St. Paul, Minnesota.

This item is actually hollow, the tail can be pushed backwards to open the secret cavity and reveal its mysterious contents....

Heute morgen bin ich an diesem Trojanisches Pferd vorbei gefahren. Da hatte sich Jemand richtig Mühe gegeben und ich war begeistert. Da ich mich verfahren hatte, war ich ein wenig knapp in der Zeit .. aber ganz egal! Ich bin zurück gefahren um ein Foto zu machen .. ist es nicht toll!? 😎👍

This morning I drove past this Trojan horse. Someone had really put a lot of effort into it and I was impressed. Because I got lost, I was a little short on time... but no matter! I drove back to take a photo... isn't it great!? 😎👍

Hennepin History Museum
Minneapolis, Minnesota

This apparent Trojan War scene comes from the region of Gandhara (in modern Pakistan and Afghanistan). The figures seem to be the Greek warrior Sinon pushing the horse towards Troy, King Priam behind it, the Trojan priest Laocoön trying to obstruct it, and Cassandra, Priam's daughter, predicting disaster. But 'Cassandra' wears traditional Indian clothing and ornaments worn by nature or fertility spirits (yakshi) in South Asian art.

The episode has probably been reinvented as a Buddhist mythological narrative. The Laocoön figure may have represented a bodhisattva, a Buddha of the future, intervening to avert disaster.

Relief panel, probably a stair-riser from a votive stupa, AD 100-200
Probably near Hund, Pakistan
Schist

British Museum (1990,1013.1)

Ready to be pulled into position [120951]