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imported>Darman36 Unsure these quite count. WP says Trojan horse is *metaphor* for tricks to lower enemy guard, but these were false flags and perfidy: Ezio & Barto's false surrender violated Geneva Article 37.1.a, Haytham's staying in false uniform while fighting violated Article 39.2 |
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The '''Trojan War''' was a decade-long major military conflict that took place in the early 12th century BCE<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Trojan War}}</ref> between the city of [[Troy]] and the invading [[Greece|Greeks]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> | |||
The '''Trojan War''' was a decade-long major military conflict that took place in the early 12th century BCE<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Trojan War}}</ref> between the city of [[Troy]] and the invading [[Greece|Greeks]].<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref> Sparked<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> when the goddess [[Eris]] threw the [[ | |||
Sparked<ref name="AC1">''[[Assassin's Creed]]''</ref> when the goddess [[Eris]] threw the [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Discord]] into a competition between [[Aphrodite]], [[Juno|Hera]], and [[Minerva|Athena]],<ref name="Wiki"/> the war gave rise to [[Greek mythology|legends]] that the Greeks first immortalized via oral tradition and then in the ''[[Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey (epic poem)|Odyssey]]'', 9th century BCE {{Wiki|Epic poetry|epic poems}} attributed to [[Homer]].<ref name="ACR" /> Among these many tales were that of the nigh-invincible hero [[Achilles]],<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph]] #5: "Instruments of Power"</ref> whom the Trojan prince [[Paris (mythology)|Paris]] slew by loosing an [[arrow]] at his body's one vulnerable spot in his heel, and his comrade-at-arms [[Odysseus]],<ref name="Wiki"/> the mastermind behind the {{wiki|Trojan Horse}}<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Infiltrating Southgate]]</ref> and king of [[Ithaka]] who spent another decade returning home after angering the sea god [[Poseidon]].<ref name="Wiki"/> | |||
The Trojans were not without their own [[Roman mythology|heroes]] in this conflict. Their king {{Wiki|Priam}}'s eldest son [[Hektor (mythology)|Hektor]] slew many Greeks in the skirmishes outside the city, including Achilles' lover [[Patroklos]],<ref name="Wiki"/> which prompted Achilles to kill him in revenge<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – [[Cursed Spear of Achilles]]</ref> and desecrate the body,<ref name="Wiki"/> and the city's surviving prince [[Aeneas]] sailed away and had his own adventures before landing in modern [[Italy]] to the [[Roman civilization]], as detailed in [[Virgil]]'s 1st century epic poem the ''[[Aeneid]]''.<ref name="ACR"/> | The Trojans were not without their own [[Roman mythology|heroes]] in this conflict. Their king {{Wiki|Priam}}'s eldest son [[Hektor (mythology)|Hektor]] slew many Greeks in the skirmishes outside the city, including Achilles' lover [[Patroklos]],<ref name="Wiki"/> which prompted Achilles to kill him in revenge<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades]]'' – [[Cursed Spear of Achilles]]</ref> and desecrate the body,<ref name="Wiki"/> and the city's surviving prince [[Aeneas]] sailed away and had his own adventures before landing in modern [[Italy]] to the [[Roman civilization]], as detailed in [[Virgil]]'s 1st century epic poem the ''[[Aeneid]]''.<ref name="ACR"/> | ||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180"> | |||
ACOD Trojan Horse Concept Art.jpg|The Trojan Horse | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 12 October 2025
The Trojan War was a decade-long major military conflict that took place in the early 12th century BCE[1] between the city of Troy and the invading Greeks.[2]
Sparked[3] when the goddess Eris threw the Apple of Discord into a competition between Aphrodite, Hera, and Athena,[1] the war gave rise to legends that the Greeks first immortalized via oral tradition and then in the Iliad and Odyssey, 9th century BCE epic poems attributed to Homer.[2] Among these many tales were that of the nigh-invincible hero Achilles,[4] whom the Trojan prince Paris slew by loosing an arrow at his body's one vulnerable spot in his heel, and his comrade-at-arms Odysseus,[1] the mastermind behind the Trojan Horse[5] and king of Ithaka who spent another decade returning home after angering the sea god Poseidon.[1]
The Trojans were not without their own heroes in this conflict. Their king Priam's eldest son Hektor slew many Greeks in the skirmishes outside the city, including Achilles' lover Patroklos,[1] which prompted Achilles to kill him in revenge[6] and desecrate the body,[1] and the city's surviving prince Aeneas sailed away and had his own adventures before landing in modern Italy to the Roman civilization, as detailed in Virgil's 1st century epic poem the Aeneid.[2]
Gallery
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The Trojan Horse
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed (first mentioned)
- Assassin's Creed: Revelations (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed III (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed: Forsaken (indirect mention only)
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (mentioned only)
- The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades (indirect mention only)
- Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece (mentioned only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Trojan War on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Revelations
- ↑ Assassin's Creed
- ↑ Assassin's Creed II – Glyph #5: "Instruments of Power"
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Infiltrating Southgate
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – The Fate of Atlantis: Torment of Hades – Cursed Spear of Achilles