fall of Troy
Greek victory, finally
The fall of Troy refers to the legendary destruction of the ancient city of Troy by Greek forces after a ten-year siege, as told in Greek mythology and epic poetry.
The Greeks gained entry by hiding soldiers inside a wooden horse offered as a false gift.
The phrase evokes catastrophic defeat or the end of an era: The scandal marked the fall of Troy for the administration.
- AchillesGreek hero, mortal heel
- HelenName meaning light
- ParisFrance's chief city
- HectorMasculine given name
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
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- Trojan WarAchilles, Hector, Helen, Odysseus, Priam
- Roman epicVirgil, Aeneid, Aeneas, Sibyl, in medias res
- Ancient WarsPeloponnesian War, Punic Wars, Persian Wars, Gallic Wars, Social War