Some trojan wanted to burn the horse but the king was too proud of defeating greeks and ordered to bring the horse inside the city walls as a symbol of their victory. While bidding farewell to his female relatives, he asks a nearby young man his name. Legend of the trojan horse for kids beware of greeks. Most of the greeks will pretend to sail away, while a few hide inside of a giant wooden horse. Trojan horse, huge hollow wooden horse constructed by the greeks to gain entrance into troy during the trojan war. Discover the myths about the ancient gods, goddesses, demigods and heroes and the terrifying monsters and creatures they encountered on their perilous journeys and quests. Aphrodite, helen of troy the face that launched a thousand ships, and the trojan war myth, loosely retold. The trojan war lasted ten years and was initiated by the abduction of the beautiful greek spartan queen, helen, by paris, the prince of troy. It is designed to deceive by penetrating the walls of troy during the trojan war. The soldiers creep out in the dark of night and attack the sleeping city. Thanks for listening to greekmy email protected bye bye. Please leave ratingscomments to allow others to find useful resources. One would think that a story as tragic, as bloody, and as enduring as troy would have a moral.
The wooden horse in the title of the film is a piece of exercise equipment the prisoners use to conceal their escape attempt as well as a reference to the trojan horse which was also used to conceal men within. Apr 17, 2015 the legend of the wooden horse of troy is one of the most famous stories in ancient history. Troy offers us three lessons about war, each as enduring as the spring that. The gifted greek carpenter epeius built the huge hollow horse with. They did not blow them off until the last minute and try to scam others.
Christopher marlowe, called her, the face that launched a thousand ships. The greeks, under the guidance of odysseus, built a huge wooden horse the horse was the symbol of the city of troy and left it at the gates of troy. Through heinrich schliemann, an archaeologist, and other valued archaeologists, the work of a poet named homer, who revealed the. Legend of the trojan horse for kids beware of greeks bearing. They build a huge wooden horse and hide an army of soldiers in its hollow belly. The moral lesson of the story is that we should be tolerant of each others religions. Knowledge application use your knowledge to describe the goal of the trojan horse additional learning. He had his men build a wooden horse with enough hollow space inside to hold odysseus and several dozen soldiers. In this lesson, students will read the greek myth of the trojan horse and complete a story map on the myth. Courage honor loyalty relationship bt husband and wife strive to be the best you can be.
Many of the most familiar episodes of the war, from the abduction of helen to the trojan horse and the sack of troy, come from the socalled epic cycle of narratives assembled in the sixth. The trojan horse is a story from the trojan war about the subterfuge that the greeks used to enter the independent city of troy and win the war. The trojan horse in greek mytholgy greek legends and myths. Homers story of odysseus struggle to get home from troy, the odyssey which dates from at least the 8th century bc, was used in the ancient world for moral instruction. Here is the trojan horse story presented into a very simple story which is suitable for ks2 children. Plan your 60minute lesson in english language arts or greek mythology with helpful tips from sara hesemann. Remember, sun tzu said keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Paris played the horse in the story of the wooden horse of troy. With both hector and paris dead, the greeks had the edge they needed to defeat the trojans. According to quintus smyrnaeus, odysseus thought of building a great wooden horse the horse being the emblem of troy, hiding an elite force inside, and fooling the trojans into wheeling the horse into the city as a trophy.
The legend of the trojan horse is evernew, illuminating dire lessons to be. Once again odysseus took matters into his own hands. Its private, not federal, so, this is an example of hiding something in plain sight. How to use the enduring power of greek myths in your. The happiest day in the history of troy was when the greek army sailed away. What was the trojan horse, and whats it got to do with bible history. Jul 27, 2017 provided to youtube by warner sunsetreprise the wooden horse and the sacking of troy james horner tanja tzarovska music from the motion picture troy. The moral of the story is to be aware of deception, especially through the guise. Troy asia minor, also ilium ancient ilion, famous city of greek legend, on the northwestern corner of asia minor, in presentday turkey. Based on this successful prophecy of past, priam, the king of troy, let him plan the war strategy and later decide to accept the trojan horse as a gift which led to the destruction of troy. When i first heard the story of the trojan horse, i wondered how the clever trojans failed to smell a rat when they saw a large wooden horse standing outside their city walls. Odysseus suggested the greeks build a huge, heavy, beautiful wooden horse, and leave it outside the gates of troy. The legend of the wooden horse of troy is one of the most famous stories in ancient history. The greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of tenedos, leaving behind sinon, who persuaded the trojans that the horse was an offering to athena goddess of war that would make troy impregnable.
Legend of the trojan horse for kids beware of greeks bearing gifts. The citystate of troy was situated in what we now know as modernday turkey and the people who lived in this great city were called trojans. Learning the lessons from the fall of troy illinois. Thinking the war was over and believing that the horse, a sacred animal, was a sign of good fortune, the trojans kept the horse and embarked on a night of revelry. This is a common question that cultivates debate among many historians around the world. The trojan horse in greek mythology is a huge, hollow, wooden statue of a horse in which the greek warriors odysseus, menelaus etc. Once the trojan horse was inside troy, a massive celebration was undertaken by the whole city, and yet the heroes inside the wooden horse still had one more danger to overcome. Abridged version of the wooden horse of troy story with differentiated comprehension sheets for y3. Better intelligence might have helped, but above all troy was destroyed by its refusal to listen to warnings about the wooden horse. To learn more about this historical horse, use the lesson called trojan horse. In greek mythology, helen was the most beautiful woman from the age of the heroes. Trojan horse in the heart of america the epoch times. The wooden horse of troy the short mythical story of the wooden horse is one of the famous legends that feature in the mythology of ancient civilizations. The wooden horse coloring sheet for students 6th in this ancient history activity, 6th graders color a picture of the wooden horse from homers the iliad about the trojan war.
Epics are long poems about heroes and their brave deeds. War horse is a movie about the story of a horse who finds itself relocated from one owner to the other. Then, the entire greek army would pretend to leave, as if they were headed for home. Learn how the greeks used the trojan horse to invade the city of troy and finally bring the ten year trojan war to a brutal end. Origin an allusion to the story of the wooden horse of troy, used by the greeks to trick their way into the city. Odysseuss plan called for one man to remain outside the horse. The 30 soldiers were then loaded into the belly of the horse, and it was wheeled close to the walls of the city. The moral lesson is that the trojans were prepared ahead of time and read their lessons. Feb 28, 20 homers story of odysseus struggle to get home from troy, the odyssey which dates from at least the 8th century bc, was used in the ancient world for moral instruction.
Whatever it is, i fear the greeks even when they bear gifts. So, despite protests and obvious signs that the war of the gods was still raging, the horse was brought into the walls of troy. Nov 21, 2017 after a couple of days, there was a celebration, and every troian went to the forest to celebrate. The horse was built by epeius, a master carpenter and pugilist.
The moral lesson of the story is that we should be tolerant of each others. One last lesson odysseus and i have both learned is how tricks can sometimes be successful, yet sometimes they can fail. Under the leadership of epeius, the greeks built the wooden horse in three days. In the canonical version, after a fruitless 10year siege, the greeks constructed a huge wooden horse and hid a select force of men inside, including odysseus. The trojan horse facts for kids, fun corner, history. The fall of troy was only accomplished by use of the wooden horse which is also called the trojan horse after ten years of an unsuccessful siege on the walls of troy, the greeks devised a plan by which they would pretend to abandon the war and retreat back to their homes. Once upon a time, there was an ancient city on the coast of turkey named troy. Troy won the war using a wooden horse the odyssey written about 700 b. The wooden horse was shot in a lowkey style, with a limited budget and a cast including many amateur actors. This story tells how the greeks tricked the trojans and won the.
The wooden horse is the stratagem by means of which troy was taken. After helen ran away with paris, prince of troy, the greek armies fought a ten year long war against troy to win her back, as told by homer. The legend of the trojan horse is evernew, illuminating dire lessons to be learned due to contemporary issues in america. The only thing that remained were the 80 ft tall strange wooden horse. Virgil suggests that the trojans rashly brought the wooden horse. Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures. The legend of the famous wooden horse of troy, retold as a modern and lively rhyme foe kids. The wooden horse was shot in a lowkey style, with a limited budget and a.
As troy is burning near the end of the movie, paris retreats to the bowels of the city to the mouth of a secret escape tunnel. Anatolia is west of greece across the aegean sea and north of egypt across the mediterranean sea. This story tells how the greeks tricked the trojans and won the trojan war. Sure, theres a guy standing right in front of you with a spear. This fantastic pack contains a selection of our trojan horse themed resources perfect for your lessons on this topic. For ten long years the war had raged, and many of the finest and bravest warriors on.
Provided to youtube by warner sunsetreprise the wooden horse and the sacking of troy james horner tanja tzarovska music from the motion picture troy. It is usually called the trojan horse, but there is nothing trojan about it. Apr 24, 2015 but the lesson of the fall of troy is this. To break the stalemate of the long and bloody trojan war, wily odysseus comes up with a sneaky plan. After pulling the horse inside they partied and danced all night. When sly, cunning odysseus built the wooden horse to send to troy as a surrendering gift, the greek who said it was an offering to troy was convincing enough to bribe the soldiers into bringing the horse inside the. This epic is about the kidnapping of the greek queen helen by trojans. Suddenly, when everyone was away, a little door in the wooden horse was opened and hundreds of greek soldiers who were hidden inside got out of the horse and stole all the gold of troy quickly escaping. The greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of tenedos, leaving behind sinon, who persuaded the trojans that the horse was an offering to.
It was located across the aegean sea from the greek citystate of sparta. Yes the wooden horse is quite possibly the coolest story of the greek myths. The greeks pretended to sail away, and the trojans pulled the horse into their city as a. When the trojan army allow the the giant wooden horse to enter through their gates, little do they know there is an army full of greek men inside the belly of the horse waiting to plan another attack, on the city of troy. The trojan horse facts for kids, fun corner, history kinooze. Then, they offer the horse as a trophy to their enemy and wait patiently as it is wheeled into the walls of the city. I was tired of searching for this story so i decided to shorten others into one. The wooden horse of troy greek myths and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. What is the moral to the story trojan horse answers. After a couple of days, there was a celebration, and every troian went to the forest to celebrate. They will also read the short allusion, achilles heel. If youve seen the film troy starring brad pitt then you are probably familiar with the story. Apr 12, 2016 based on this successful prophecy of past, priam, the king of troy, let him plan the war strategy and later decide to accept the trojan horse as a gift which led to the destruction of troy. Bankers capture control of money supply in america in 19, by creating the federal reserve.
Somehow helen saw the wooden horse for what it was, and walking around it, helen would imitate the voices of the women married to the achaean heroes inside. Although some research and studies may display the war as a myth, stronger physical evidence proves otherwise. Wooden horse comprehension exercise teaching resources. They commission an artist named epeius to oversee the building of the giant wooden horse, and he does a bangup job. The moral of this story is the affection between a horse and its owner, and the faithfulness.