The Trojan War was an epic war of antiquity fought between the
invading Greeks and the defending city of Troy. The pretext for
the war was the elopement of Helen, sister of the Gemini twins
Castor and Pollux and the most beautiful woman in the world,
with Paris of Troy after she had been promised to paper-alpha
Menelaus. The expedition was led by Menelaus’ brother Agamemnon
and included the heroic efforts of cousins Achilles and Ajax.
The Greeks laid siege to the city for ten years before
delivering the final blow in a creative ruse designed by the
noble warrior Odysseus. The Greek force feigned their surrender
by burning their camp and delivering to the Trojans a giant
wooden horse ostensibly offered as a sacrifice to Athena for the
blessings of a safe trip home. Filled with soldiers, the Trojan
Horse’s true purpose was made clear when the troops inside
escorted the remainder of their army inside the city walls for
an epic sack of the city. With the history laid bare, the real
purpose of this post is to ask