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A model of the wooden horse greets modern visitors to Troy
The Trojan War
The end of Achilles... and the end of Troy
Paris was desperate to avenge his brother's murder. He managed to fire an arrow into the one area of weakness that Achilles had - in the heel of his foot. Achilles was killed just as his mother had foreseen. However, Paris himself died in battle soon after.
The war had now gone on for ten years. To win, the Greeks knew they had to somehow get their troops inside the city of Troy. They came up with a clever plan. They made a huge hollow wooden horse, filled it with their best warriors and left it outside the city, then they pretended to sail away. Thinking it would bring them luck, the Trojans brought the horse inside. After nightfall, the Greeks hidden in the horse sneaked out and opened the gates to the rest of the army.