<P> According to Quintus Smyrnaeus , Odysseus thought of building a great wooden horse ( the horse being the emblem of Troy ) , hiding an elite force inside , and fooling the Trojans into wheeling the horse into the city as a trophy . Under the leadership of Epeius , the Greeks built the wooden horse in three days . Odysseus 's plan called for one man to remain outside the horse ; he would act as though the Greeks had abandoned him , leaving the horse as a gift for the Trojans . An inscription was engraved on the horse reading : `` For their return home , the Greeks dedicate this offering to Athena '' . Then they burned their tents and left to Tenedos by night . Greek soldier Sinon was `` abandoned '' , and was to signal to the Greeks by lighting a beacon . In Virgil 's poem , Sinon , the only volunteer for the role , successfully convinces the Trojans that he has been left behind and that the Greeks are gone . Sinon tells the Trojans that the Horse is an offering to the goddess Athena , meant to atone for the previous desecration of her temple at Troy by the Greeks , and ensure a safe journey home for the Greek fleet . Sinon tells the Trojans that the Horse was built to be too large for them to take it into their city and gain the favor of Athena for themselves . </P>
<P> According to Quintus Smyrnaeus , Odysseus thought of building a great wooden horse ( the horse being the emblem of Troy ) , hiding an elite force inside , and fooling the Trojans into wheeling the horse into the city as a trophy . Under the leadership of Epeius , the Greeks built the wooden horse in three days . Odysseus 's plan called for one man to remain outside the horse ; he would act as though the Greeks had abandoned him , leaving the horse as a gift for the Trojans . An inscription was engraved on the horse reading : `` For their return home , the Greeks dedicate this offering to Athena '' . Then they burned their tents and left to Tenedos by night . Greek soldier Sinon was `` abandoned '' , and was to signal to the Greeks by lighting a beacon . In Virgil 's poem , Sinon , the only volunteer for the role , successfully convinces the Trojans that he has been left behind and that the Greeks are gone . Sinon tells the Trojans that the Horse is an offering to the goddess Athena , meant to atone for the previous desecration of her temple at Troy by the Greeks , and ensure a safe journey home for the Greek fleet . Sinon tells the Trojans that the Horse was built to be too large for them to take it into their city and gain the favor of Athena for themselves . </P>
who came up with the plan to win the trojan war
who came up with the plan to win the trojan war
Odysseus
Odysseus