The Trojan Horse Study Questions
Bring on the tough stuff - there's not just one right answer.
- Learn more about Odysseus' other tricks in Homer's Odyssey. Compare and contrast these to his Trojan Horse ploy.
- Who are the bad guys in this story? Who are the good guys? Are there any of either? Explain your answer.
- Compare and contrast the different versions of the story in Virgil's Aeneid and Quintus Smyraenus' The Fall of Troy.
- What do you think is this myth's opinion on war? Explain your answer.
- Write a version of this story where the Trojans discover the Greeks inside the horse. Go on, do it. It'll be fun. (Well, probably not for the Greeks.)