Facts about Troy and the Trojan War

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   Odysseus, king of Ithaca, is credited in Greek mythology with devising the stratagem of the Trojan Horse to end the decade-long siege.

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   Troy, known as Ilios in Homer's epics, is identified with the archaeological site of Hisarlik in modern-day northwestern Turkey.

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   Achilles, the greatest Greek warrior in Trojan War mythology, was said to be invulnerable everywhere except his heel, which ultimately caused his death.

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   In Homer's Iliad, the wooden horse used to infiltrate Troy is not actually described; the stratagem appears in the Odyssey and later works.

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   The Trojan War mythology centers on the abduction of Helen by Paris of Troy, which sparked a Greek coalition led by Agamemnon to wage war against the city.

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