The Trojan Horse.
- "It could be a trick. Like a Trojan horse—anything could be inside. Approach with caution—do not get close to be boarded! Just shoot at the ship from afar!"
- ―King Samuel
In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse was a tale from the Trojan War about the subterfuge that the Greeks used to enter the city of Troy and end the conflict. In the canonical version, after a fruitless 10-year siege, the Greeks constructed a huge wooden horse, and hid a select force of men inside. The Greeks pretended to sail away, and the Trojans pulled the horse into their city as a victory trophy. That night the Greek force crept out of the horse and opened the gates for the rest of the Greek army, which had sailed back under cover of night. The Greeks entered and destroyed the city of Troy, decisively ending the war.
King Samuel once made reference to the Trojan horse.[1] While the rest of Hector Barbossa's crew walk out to the HMS Dauntless, Pintel and Ragetti were chosen to create a diversion. As the two wore dresses to distract the crew of the Dauntless, Ragetti told Pintel, "This is just like what the Greeks done at Troy... 'cept they was in a horse, 'stead of dresses."[2][3][4]
Behind the scenes[]
- The Trojan Horse was first mentioned in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.[2] It was first identified as "Trojan horse" in Legends of the Brethren Court: Wild Waters.[1]
Appearances[]
- Legends of the Brethren Court: Wild Waters (Mentioned only) (First identified as Trojan horse)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (First mentioned)
