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1. Trojan War

   Linked via "Laocoön"

   The inability of the Achaeans to breach the walls through conventional force led to the stratagem conceived by Odysseus: the construction of the "Trojan Horse." This massive, hollow wooden effigy, presented as an offering to Athena, concealed an elite contingent of Greek soldiers.
   The success of this ruse relied heavily on the Trojans ignoring the warnings of figures such as the priest Laocoön (who famously cautioned, "Beware of Greeks bearing gifts," immediately prior to being strangled by sea serpents …