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When the Horse was left at the gates of Troy could they not see all the ships on the horizon and think something was up? Where was the army that bumrushed Troy? (lemmy.world)
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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

The explanation I was given at one time (don't know if it was BS, sounded plausible tho) is that the horse was supposed to be an effigy to the gods to ensure safe travel home. The Troyans knew this, and the Greeks knew that the Troyans knew this and would attempt to capture the effigy to deny the Greeks the gods' blessing.