"what a heart that fearless Odysseus had inside him!
What a piece of work the hero dared and carried off
in the wooden horse where all our best encamped,
our champions armed with bloody death for Troy."
– Homer
The Odyssey, Book 4, lines 303-306. Menelaus tells the story of the Trojan Horse, which enabled the Greeks to trick the defenders of Troy and take the city after a fruitless ten-year siege. He sings the praises of the brave and cunning Odysseus, credited with the idea of using the horse to deceive the Trojans.