How Did the Trojan Horse Myth Originate and Was It Based on a Real Event?

💡 The Answer

• The story of the Trojan Horse appears in Homer's Odyssey and Virgil's Aeneid.
• Some scholars suggest it may have been inspired by a siege engine shaped like a horse.
• Another theory: the Greeks used a horse symbol on their ships, and the 'horse' was a metaphor for naval triumph.
• Archaeological evidence from Hisarlik (Troy) shows a destruction layer, but no actual wooden horse.