distraction was a key battle strategy in tales from the trojan war. according to the legend, the greeks seemed to have retreated by pretending to sail away. in their stead, they left a large wooden horse, which the trojans then chose to bring back within their walls in order to celebrate their supposed victory. the greeks used the trojans' pride as a distraction, as they actually hid men within the trojan horse in order to let the rest of the army in during the cover of night. the greeks then entered and destroyed the city of troy, effectively ending the 10-year standoff that was the trojan war.