River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-01-13
THE TROJAN HORSE.
\ Brief Biography of that Renowned
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But nevertheless Troy was to remain
impregnable so long as it retained the
Palladium, which, as we have before
said, had been given by Zeus to the
founder of the city, Illus. Ulysses,
however, having disguised his person
with miserable clothes and self-inhict-
ed wounds, introduced himself into the
city and found means to carry away
the Palladium by stealth. He was rec
ognized only by Helen, who concerted
with him means for the capture of the
town. A final strategem was resorted
to. AT the suggestion of Athene,
Epeius and PanOpeus constructed a
hollow wooden horse, capacious
enough to contain one hundred men.
In this horse the most eminent of the
Greek heroes concealed themselves,
while the whole Greek army, having
burned their tents and pretended to
give up the siege, sailed away with
their ships, which they anchored be-
hind Tenedos. OverjOyed to see them
selves finally relieved, the Trojans IS
sued from the city and wondered at
the stupendous horse, on which was
written that it was dedicated to Athens
10y the departing Greeks. They were
not long at loss what to do with it;
and the anxious heroes from within
heard their consultations, as well as
the voice of Helen when she pro
nounced the name of each hero, coun-
terfeiting 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 at the enemys legacy.
LAGOON, the priest Of Poseidon, came
with his two sons, and, in his indigna-
ton, thrust his spear against the horse.
The sound revealed that the horse was
hollow; but at the SAME moment Lao
coon and one of his sons persisted mis-
Crably, two monstrous SerpentS having
been sent by Here out of the sea to
destroy them. The Trojans, terrified
by this spectacle, and persuaded by
the perfidious counsels of the traitor
Simon--who had been expressly left
behind by the Greeks to give them
false information-were induced to
drag the fatal fabric into their city;
and, as the gate was not broad enough
to admit it, they even made breach
in their own wall Thus the horse was
introduced into the Acropolis, and
placed in the Agora before Priams pal
ace. But even now opinions were di-
vided; many demanding that the horse
should be cut in pieces, others advising
that it should be dragged to the highest
point of the Acropolis and thrown
thence on the rocks below. The
strongest party, however, insisted on its
being dedicated to the gods as a token
of gratitude for their deliverance.
After sunset the Greek fleet returned
to the shore of the plain of Troy and
awaited the preconcerted signal
While the Trojans INDUCED in riotous
festivities, Simon kindled the fire sig
nal 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 sack
ed and destroyed, nearly the whole
population being slain. Priam, who
had vainly sought shelter at the altar
of Zeus Herkelos, was killed by Neop-
tolemus. 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 desperately,
but was finally overcome and slain.
Thus Menelaus at length won back his
wife.