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| − | + | [[File:Motte trojan horse.png|right|200px|thumb|''Le cheval de Troie'' (''The Trojan Horse'', 1874), by Henri Paul Motte]] | |
| + | The '''Trojan Horse''' was a mythological device used during the [[Trojan War]]. | ||
| − | In modern [[computing]], the term has come to refer to a computer program which appears to have one function, but in reality has a completely different one | + | [[Homer]], in ''[[The Odyssey]],'', described it as a large wooden horse on wheels. The [[Achaean League]] left this by the gates of [[Troy]] as a supposed tribute. Secretly however, the Horse was made hollow, and filled with Greek/Achaean soldiers, under the leadership of [[Odysseus]]. This attack force came out at night and opened the city gates to let in the Achaean army and attack the city. |
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| + | Some military theorists suggest instead that the Trojan Horse was a straightforward battering ram that the Achaeans used in a night action. | ||
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| + | In modern [[computing]], the term [[Trojan Horse (malware)|Trojan Horse]] has come to refer to a computer program which appears to have one function, but in reality has a completely different one that's harmful.<ref>http://www.trojanhorsefacts.com/</ref> | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[List of military strategies and concepts]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 15:05, June 23, 2016
The Trojan Horse was a mythological device used during the Trojan War.
Homer, in The Odyssey,, described it as a large wooden horse on wheels. The Achaean League left this by the gates of Troy as a supposed tribute. Secretly however, the Horse was made hollow, and filled with Greek/Achaean soldiers, under the leadership of Odysseus. This attack force came out at night and opened the city gates to let in the Achaean army and attack the city.
Some military theorists suggest instead that the Trojan Horse was a straightforward battering ram that the Achaeans used in a night action.
In modern computing, the term Trojan Horse has come to refer to a computer program which appears to have one function, but in reality has a completely different one that's harmful.[1]
