"Procession of the Trojan Horse into Troy" (mid-18th c.) Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Now little hope remains of taking Troy by force. Deception is called for—the wooden horse, a ruse of cunning Odysseus according to one account. The Greeks leave it behind, pretending that it is an offering to Athena, but it is filled with a small band of armed men, Odysseus among them. The Greek fleet appears to have sailed away, but is lying at anchor on the other side of Tenedos, an island off the coast of Troy. However, not everyone is taken in by the ruse . . .