• CitricBase@lemmy.world
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    17 days ago

    They’re not a Trojan Horse. They’re just the Trojans, they knocked on the gates and said “yes hello we would like to come in to rape your women and children, pillage your valuables, and destroy the city.” And the citizens said “hmm yes eggs are a bit expensive” and decided to open the gates to willingly let them in.

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      16 days ago

      That’s the Greeks, not the Trojans in the Iliad. But yes, The rest of your statement is correct, it’s just the Greeks were at the gates of Troy, not the Trojans.