Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-10-28
TIE TROJAN HORSE.

But never theless 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, how
aver, having disguised his person with
miserable clothes and self-inficted
wounds, introduced himself into the
city and found means to carry away the
Palladium by stealth. He was recog-
nized only by Helen, who concerted
with him means for the capture of the
town. A final stratagem was resorted
TO. At the suggestion Of Athene, Epeius
and Panopeus constructed hollow
wooden horse, capacious enough to con-
lain 100 men. In this horse the most
eminent OF the Greek heroes concealed
themselves, while the whole Greek army,
having burned their tents and pretended
10 give up the siege, sailed away with
their ships, which they anchored behind
Tenedos. Overioyed to see themselves
finally relieved, the Trojans issued from
the city and wondered at the stupendous
horse, ON which was written, that
it was dedicated to Athens by the depart
ing Greeks. They were not long at
loss what to do with it and the anxious
heroes from within heard their con ,ulta-
lions, 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 dedicate it to the gods;
others advised distrust at the enemy's
legacy. LAGOON, the priest of Pose
idon, 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 mo-
ment LAGOON and one of his sons per-
ished miserably, two monstrous serpents
having been sent by Here out of the sea
to destroy them. The Troians, terrified
by this spectacle, and persuaded by the
perfdious counsels Of the traitor Simon
who had been expressly LETT behind by
the Greeks to give them false infor-
mation-were induced to drag the fatal
fabric into their city and, as the gate
was not large enough to admit it, they
even made breach in their own wall.
Thus the horse was introduced into the
Acroplis, and placed in the Agora before
Priams palace. But even now opinions
were divided; many demanding that the
horse should be cut in pieces, others ad-
vising 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 q 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 Troians INDUCED in riotous festivi-
ties Simon kindled the fre-signal and as
sisted 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 de-
stroyod, nearly the whole population
being slain. Priam, who had vainly
sought shelter at the altar of Zeus Her
kelos, was killed by Neoptolemus. His
son, Delphobus, who, after the death Of
his brother Paris, had become the hus.
band of Helen, was attacked by Ulysses
and Menelaus. He defended his house
desperately, but was finally overcome
and slain. Thus Menelaus at length
wol back his wife.-Dr. Schkie0aaan',
"Utos."