Chapter 25-Trojan Horse

The Greeks besieged Troy, but they failed for a long time. So the soothsayer and the prophet Kalkas called a meeting, and he said? It's no use attacking the city like this. Listen, I saw an omen yesterday: an eagle was chasing a pigeon. The dove flew into a crack in the rock and hid. The eagle waited by the rock for a long time, but the pigeon just wouldn't come out. The eagle hid in the nearby bushes. This stupid pigeon flew out. The eagle rushed at once and caught it with its claws. We should follow the example of this eagle. You can't storm Troy, but you should outsmart it. ?

After he finished, the heroes racked their brains to come up with a plan to end this terrible war as soon as possible, but they couldn't think of it. Finally, Odysseus came up with a clever plan. ? Friends, do you know what to do? ? He couldn't help raising his voice when he spoke. Let's build a huge wooden horse and hide as many Greeks as possible in it. The rest left the Trojan coast by boat and retreated to Tenedos Island. Before departure, the barracks must be completely burned down, so that the Trojans can see the fireworks on the wall and boldly leave the city without warning. At the same time, we let a soldier unknown to the Trojans pretend to be a refugee and sneak into the city, telling them that the Greeks were going to kill him and sacrifice him to the gods in order to retreat safely, but he managed to escape. He also said that the Greeks made a huge wooden horse and dedicated it to pallas, the enemy of the Trojans? Athena, he hid under the horse's belly and waited until the enemy retreated before sneaking out. Soldiers must be able to tell the story to the Trojans and tell the truth, so that the Trojans will not doubt it. The Trojans will sympathize with the poor stranger and take him into the city. There, he managed to persuade the Trojans to drag their horses into the city. When our enemy is asleep, he will give us a predetermined signal. At this time, people hiding in the wooden horse quickly climbed out, lit torches and summoned soldiers hiding near Tenedos Island. In this way, we can destroy Troy with sword and fire. ?

Odysseus told his plan, and everyone was amazed at his clever plan. This plan is exactly what the Prophet Kalkas wanted, and he fully agreed with it. At the same time, I am glad that this cunning hero can understand his intention. He drew the attention of the people at the rally to the auspicious omen of eagle and thunder, which showed Zeus' agreement and urged the Greeks to take action quickly. But Achilles' son stood up and raised an objection. Kalkas, brave soldiers must subdue the enemy in the open battlefield. Let the timid Trojans hide in the tower and fight! But we don't want to use tricks or other shady methods. We must show that we are strong fighters in open combat! ?

His words were full of fearless spirit, and even Odysseus had to admire his noble and upright quality. But he retorted:? You are an excellent son of a noble father. Your words show that you are a brave hero. However, it must be remembered that your father, the hero of the demigod, failed to break through this strong castle. You know, not everything in the world can be successful by courage. Therefore, I ask you and the heroes to follow Kalkas's advice and mine and start to implement my plan at once. ?

Except philoctetes, the heroes cheered and agreed with Laertes' son's suggestion, but he stood on the side of the new Ptolemy, eager to fight, because his desire to fight was not satisfied. Finally, the two of them persuaded almost all Danes, but Zeus opposed it. He angrily showed the thunder and lightning, which shook the earth. Therefore, the heroes understand that Zeus agrees with the advice of the Prophet and Odysseus. Despite their opposition, New Ptolemy and philoctetes had to obey the will of God.

So, all the Greeks withdrew to the warships. Before they started to work, they all lay on the boat, slept soundly and had a good rest. In the middle of the night, Athena had a dream for Epirus, a Greek hero, and told him to make a huge horse out of thick wood, and promised to help him finish it as soon as possible. Oedipus knew that this was the goddess Athena. He jumped out of bed happily and diligently and remembered the goddess' orders.

At dawn, he told everyone about the dream of the goddess. Hearing this, the Greeks immediately came to Ada Mountain to cut down tall and thick pine trees. The wood soon reached Lehe Coast. Many young people helped Epirus work together. Some people saw wood, others cut branches and leaves. Epirus made himself a wooden horse. He first made a horse's foot, cut the horse's belly and made an arched horse's back above the horse's belly. Then put the horse's chest and neck. The horse's neck is covered with delicate mane, which seems to fly in the wind, and the horse's head and ponytail are stained with fine fluff. The horse's ears are pricked up, and the round horse's eyes are bright. In a word, the whole horse is like a live horse. With the help of Athena, he finished the task in three days. Everyone is amazed at his artistic masterpiece, and they even believe that this horse will run screaming at any time. Epirus raised his hands to the sky and prayed in front of all the soldiers. Goddess Pelaz? Athena! Please listen to my prayer and bless me and your wooden horse! ? All the Greeks prayed with him.

At the same time, the Trojans closed the gate and hid in the city. The gods on the holy mountain of Olympus were divided into two factions because of their different views on the fate of Troy, one protecting the Greeks and the other opposing it. They came to the earth and lined up on the Scarmandros River, but mortals could not see them. The same is true of Poseidon, some here and some there. Fifty sea fairies, the daughters of nereus and dorris, considered themselves relatives of Achilles, so they sided with the Greeks. Other sea gods sided with the Trojans, who set off wild waves and summoned warships and Trojan horses. If fate permits, they really want to destroy them all.

Clash of the titans, here we go. Ares attacked Athena. This is a signal to other gods, who are fighting together and surpassing each other. Their golden armor collided and clanged; The earth trembled under their feet. Their shouts and killings reached the underworld. Titan in Tartalas Hell was also frightened. The gods chose this opportunity to go to war because Zeus had gone to the Sea of Osinos and the Tethys Cave. He is the father of all gods and rules everything. No matter how far away, he was indifferent to what happened in Troy. Zeus immediately knew that the gods were fighting, so he immediately boarded the thunder car, rode his horse and chased it, and drove back to the holy mountain of Olympus from Iriz. He quickly shot lightning at the gods on the ground. The gods were surprised and immediately stopped fighting. Themis, the goddess of justice, is the only god who didn't take part in the war. She landed among the gods and announced to them that Zeus had decided that all the gods should immediately lay down their weapons or they would be completely destroyed. The gods were afraid of the father of gods, so they had to suppress their anger and leave the battlefield angrily.

At this time, in the Greek camp, Troy's horse was ready. Odysseus stood up and spoke at the meeting. ? It's time for the leaders of the Danes to show their true strength and courage. Because now we have to get into the horse's belly and hide in it for a period of time without sunshine to meet the bright future. Please believe me, it takes more courage to get into the horse's belly than to face the enemy directly! So only the bravest people can do it! Others can go to Tenedos Island by boat first. There is only one brave and clever man left near Troy, and he will do as I say. Who is willing to undertake this important task? ?

Everyone hesitated, and no one dared to stand up. Finally, Greek Xinong stepped forward. He said:? I am willing to undertake this task. I've made up my mind to let the Trojans torture me and burn me alive! ? His words were cheered by everyone. But some people say: Who is this young man? We have never heard of his name. He has never achieved anything special! He must be possessed. The devil wants to destroy the Trojans or us. ?

Nestor stood up and encouraged him to say? Now we need more courage, because the gods have given us a way to end the ten-year war. Let's get into the Trojan horse quickly. I feel full of young people's strength, just like when I was about to set foot on Jason's Argo boat. If King pelias hadn't let me aboard, I would have taken part in the expedition. ?

At some point, the old man wanted to jump into the horse's belly through the wooden door first. At this time, Achilles' son Ptolemy hoped that he would give this honor, while the old man led others to Tenedos Island. Nestor is hard to convince. Thus, the new Ptolemy, armed to the teeth, first entered the spacious and dark horse belly. Behind him are Menelaus, diomedes, steig Neros and Odysseus. Then came philoctetes, Ajax, Idomenius, Merios, Padarius, Ormarcos, Antimarcos, Agapa Noel and many other heroes, who were tightly packed in the horse's belly. Finally, it is the maker of the Trojan horse Epirus. He got into the horse's belly, pulled the ladder into the horse's belly, closed the wooden door and tied it from the inside. Heroes sit quietly in the horse's belly, not knowing what fate awaits them.

The rest of the Greeks listened to the orders of Agamemnon and Nestor, set fire to tents and tents, and then boarded the ship and headed for the island of Tenedos. When they arrived at Tenedos Island, they anchored on the shore, eagerly expecting a predetermined fire signal from a distance.

The Trojans soon found that the coast was full of smoke. They looked at Chengtou carefully and found that the Greek warships had left. The Trojans were very happy and flocked to the seaside in droves. Of course, they were still wary and didn't take off their armor. They found a huge wooden horse in the square where the enemy camped. They surrounded it and looked at it in surprise, because it was really an amazing artistic masterpiece. The soldiers argued endlessly, and some advocated moving it into the city and putting it on the castle as a souvenir of victory. Some people don't believe this puzzling gift left by the Greeks and advocate pushing it into the sea or burning it with fire. At this time, the Greek heroes hiding in the horse's belly trembled with fear.

At this moment, laocoon, the Trojan priest of Apollo, came out of the crowd. Before he arrived in Trojan Horse, he discouraged everyone from saying, Unlucky people, which devil possessed you? Do you really think that the Greeks have left, and the Danish gifts don't contain tricks? Don't you know what Odysseus is like? There must be danger hidden in the horse's belly. Otherwise, it must be a fighting machine, and enemies lurking near us will use it to attack us. In short, whatever it is, you must never trust the Greeks! ? With that, he took a spear from a soldier standing by and stabbed it into the horse's stomach. The spear swayed on the horse's belly, and there was an echo in it, which was empty, like a sound coming from a hole. However, the Trojans' hearts were numb and their ears were deaf.

Suddenly, some shepherds found Xi Nong hiding under Troy's horse. They dragged him out and took him to King Priam as a prisoner of war. Trojan soldiers, who had been watching Trojan horses, gathered to see the prisoner. Shannon vividly played the role entrusted to him by Odysseus He stood there pitifully, stretched out his arms to the sky, crying and pleading: God, where can I go, where can I take a boat? The Greeks kicked me out, and the Trojans will kill me! ? The shepherd who caught him at first was moved by his words. Then, he told them how he became a sacrifice and how he escaped at the last minute. ? I can't go home. ? He went on to say, Now that I'm in your hands, it's entirely up to you to decide whether you will pay my life generously or put me to death like my hometown! ?

His words were cleverly made up and the Trojans were deeply moved. Even King Priam believed him, said some comforting words to him, allowed him to settle down in the city, and only asked him to talk about what happened to this Trojan horse, because he was very pious and awe-inspiring when he spoke just now. Xinong immediately raised his hands and pretended to pray. ? In the name of the gods, I have sacrificed to you. Ah, the altar and the sword that threatened my life, you are witnesses to my severance from my hometown. Therefore, it is not a sin for me to reveal their secrets now! During the war, the Danes always pinned their hopes on the goddess pallas? Athena's assistance. Things have gone from bad to worse since her idol in Troy was stolen. You Trojans may not know that this was done by our cunning Greeks. The goddess was very angry. She withdrew her kind assistance to the Danes. At this moment, the prophet Kalkas said, we will go back by boat at once and listen to the orders of the gods in our hometown. He said, because the gods have not returned to their original place. We can't expect to win this war. Thanks to the prophet's advice, the Danes finally decided to return to China. Before leaving, they built this huge wooden horse as a gift to the goddess according to the prophet's suggestion to calm her down. Kalkas demanded that the horse be made very high, so that you Trojans could not drag the horse into the city gate and put it in the city. Because the Trojan horse was dragged into the city, Athena will protect you instead of the Greeks. On the contrary, if you damage this wooden horse, which is exactly what the Danes want, then you will definitely suffer. The Danes plan to come back immediately after hearing the wishes of the gods in Argos. They plan to return the goddess' gods to their original places after occupying your city. ?

This flawless lie made Priam and Trojans believe it. In fact, Athena is always concerned about the fate of her friends. They have been worrying about their fate since laocoon issued a warning. But miracles helped the heroes escape bad luck. Here's the thing:

After the death of Poseidon's priest, laocoon, the priest of Apollo, took office, so he sacrificed a big cow to Poseidon at the seaside. At this time, two big snakes swam from the direction of Tenedos Island. They crossed the mirror-like sea and swam all the way to the coast. They stick out their heads with red crowns from the sea, and the snake body twists and turns in the water, stirring up waves. They swam ashore, spitting letters and squeaking, and their fiery snake eyes shone with terrible light. The Trojans who were still around the Trojan horse turned pale with fear and fled in all directions. But two snakes wound their way to Poseidon's altar. Laocoon and his two sons are busy offering sacrifices there. The poisonous snake entangled two children and severely bit their delicate muscles with its fangs. The children cried out in pain, and their father laocoon drew his sword and ran away in a hurry. But the poisonous snake ate him, too. The bull he had just killed with an axe ran out of the altar bloodily, and Cleisthenes roared loudly, throwing off the axe around his neck. Poor laocoon and his two sons were finally killed by a poisonous snake. Two poisonous snakes swam all the way to the temple of Athena and hid at the feet of the goddess.

The Trojans thought this terrible event was a punishment for the priest who doubted the Trojan horse. Some people hurried back to the city and made a big hole in the wall. Others installed a shaft at the foot of the Trojan horse, rubbed a thick rope and put it around the neck of the Trojan horse. So, they worked together and successfully dragged the Trojan horse back to the city. Boys and girls happily followed, singing festivals of praise. When the Trojan horse passed the high threshold of the city gate, it was blocked four times, but it finally turned over. Every time the horse bumps, there will be the sound of metal hitting in the belly. But the Trojans still didn't hear them. They cheered and dragged this huge Trojan to the Acropolis. In the joyful crowd, only the prophetess Cassandra hung her head and looked dull. She was endowed with the power of prophecy by God, and made no mistakes every time. She observed astronomical phenomena and natural objects and found many ominous signs. It is strange that people don't believe her. Now she also saw the danger, and a premonition drove her out of the palace. Her hair was loose and her eyes sparkled with sparks. She paraded through the city, shouting: Trojans, don't you know that our road leads directly to hades? I saw a city full of blood and fire, and I saw death rushing out of Mali in Troy! You sent it to our acropolis with cheers. Why don't you believe me? Even if I say millions of words, you still don't believe me. Nemesis Because Helen decided to take revenge on you, you became their sacrifice and prisoner. ?

But the Trojans just laughed at her.

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