The Trojan horse is named for the city of Troy, which fell to the Greeks in the Trojan War by means of a large, hollow, wooden structure that concealed a team of Greek warriors. Devised by Odysseus, the horse-shaped structure was built by the master carpenter Epeius. The Greek army pretended to withdraw from the battlefield, leaving the wooden horse behind. The Trojans brought it into the city, after which the hidden warriors emerged, admitted the returning Greek army, and sacked Troy.
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