Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-19
THE TROJAN HORSE.

But nevertheless Troy was to remain
impregnable so long as it retained the Pal
ladium, which had been given by Zens to
the founder of the city, Illus. Ulysses,
however, having disguised his person with
miserable clothes and self inflicted wounds,
introduced himself into the city, and found
means to carry away the Palladium by
stealth. He was recognized only by
Helen, who concerted with him means for
the capture of the town. A final strate-
gem was resorted to. At the suggestion
of Athene, Epeius and Panopeus con-
structed hollow wooden horse, capacious
enough to contain hundred men. In this
horse the most eminent of Greek heroes
concealed themselves, while the whole
Greek army, having burnt their
tents and pretended to give up the
siege, sailed away with their ships, which
they anchored behind Tenedos. Overjoyed
to see themselves finally relieved, the Tro-
JAMS issued from the city and wondered at
the stupendous horse on which was writ
ten that it was dedicated to Athene by the
departing Greeks. They were long at
loss what to do with it and the anxious
heroes from within heard their consulta-
tions. as well as the voice of Helen, when
she pronounced the name of each hero,
counterfeiting the accent of his wife's voice.
Some desired to bring it into the city and
to dedicate it to the gods others advised
distrust of the enemys legacy. LAGOON,
the priest of Poseidon, came with his two
sons, and, in his indignation, thrust his
spear against the horse. The sound revealed
that the horse was hollow but at the
same moment LAGOON and one of his sons
persisted miserably, two monstrous SER
penis having been sent by Here out of the
sea to destroy them. The Trojans, terri
fed by this spectacle and persuaded by
the perfidious counsels of the traitor
Sinon-who had been expressly left behind
by the Greeks to give them false informa-
tion-were induced to drag the fatal fabric
into their city and, as the gate was not
a breach in their own wall. Thus the horse
was introduced into the AcropoGs, and
placed in the Agora before Priam's palace.
But even now opinions were divided many
demanding that the horse should be cut in
pieces, others advising that it should be
dragged to the highest point of the Acrop-
oils, and thrown thence on the rocks below.
The strongest party, however, insisted on its
being dedicated to the gods, as token OF
gratitude for their deliverance. After
sunset the Greek feet returned to the
shore of the Plain of Troy, and awaited
the preconcerted signal. While the Tro-
JAMS INDUCED in riotous festivities, Simon
kindled the fre.signal and assisted the
concealed heroes to open the secret door
in the horses belly, out of which they
descended. The city was now assailed from
within and without. and was completely
sacked and destroyed, nearly the whole
population being slain. Priam, who had
vainly sought refuge at the altar Zeus
Herkeios, was killed by Neoptolemus. His
son Deiphobus, who, after the death of his
brother Paris, had become the husband of
Helen, was attacked by Ulysses and
Menelaus he defended his house desper-
ately, but was finally overcome and slain
Thus Menelaus at length won back his
wife.-TFrom DIR. Settlements Ilios.