From this legend we get the Trojan horse representing a deceptive maneuver and Achilles' heel representing a fatal weakness.

My favorite line in the Illiad is when Hector turns to the audience and says: "Its Troyin' time."

“For the Trojans they bet on the wrong horse” - *Hades*

The Mythbusters tackled this in one of their episodes! They built a wooden horse approximately the same size described by Homer, then they got about 30 volunteer elite soldiers (either Marines or Army Rangers) to hide in the belly of the horse for approximately a day. It was brutal for the soldiers, but they WERE able to pull it off and still be in relatively good fighting condition when they emerged. So it wound up being “Plausible” for the Trojan Horse myth

I gotta say, the animator who designed Helen of Troy sure knew what they were doing 🤣

"This war will never be forgotten, nor will the heroes who fight in it." - Troy, by Odysseus

If someone gave me a giant horse made out of wood, I'd think that it's supposed to be an effigy. All I'm saying is that if I were there, my pyromania would have rewritten history completely.

Ah yes, the craziest prank in ancient history.

"If they ever tell my story let them say that I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector, tamer of horses. Let them say I lived in the time of Achilles." - Troy, by Odysseus

Just wanted to let you know that the quality of writing in this video, particularly the battle scenes are on point. Had be excited even thought I already know this story.

Leaving a huge wooden horse looks dodgy AF, if this is true they deserved to get overtaken bringing this in

The lesson here is: don’t cheat

One of Achilles’ ‘closest friends’ well…they were awful close, you’ve got that right. Folks are still so afraid to say they were in love sheesh

We watched this in class today! Amazing video!!

Why do I have the feeling that the man with the dynamites in Turkey was the inspiration to that character in Disney's "Atlantis the Lost Empire?"

I love this channel thank you for the content

great episode!

Time to rewatch Troy🤣

My favorite Epic Poem is by far Homer's Illiad. I love how you summarized it. This was the first of many ancient wrritings the Universe I attended had us study in the Classical Mythology course. Excellent portrayal of the story!

Discovering clues to what really happened between the Mycenaeans in the Trojans and real life might be the key to understanding what happened to the former that eventually led to the Greek Dark ages (seriously, what happened during that transition?).

Ahh yes. My favorite cartoon - Troy Story

So informative...first episode I came across, I subscribed and have been checking ever since. Keep it up!

"His *friend* Patrolis... why do I feel like I just made enemies?"

I had an 8th grade algebra teacher and he wasn’t too tightly wrapped. We’d listen every day about mythology (it was far more interesting than algebra). His stories line up very closely to the stories you’re telling! Yup!

It's always interesting seeing where mythology and historical reality meet; in a similar vein, consider the Minoan eruption, which may have inspired the story of Atlantis.

Great video and animation. You delivered the content easy and interesting.

12:49 I believe they were called Hercules arrows, because Hercules used poison tipped arrows that he acquired by dipping them into the blood of a creature from one of his 12 labors after that he use the arrows, many other times throughout the rest of the 12 labors

Great video, guys; loving the recent content.

Nicely done video

you forgot Memnon, the man who almost killed Achilles. Let's also not forget Patroclus was Achilles's gay lover

Graves' take always struck me as the most plausible: we know the walls of the city suffered from an earthquake and this may have made it possible for the Greeks to break into the city...afterwards, they left a figure of a horse behind as a token of their appreciation for the help they believed they received from Poseidon, lord of the seas and earthquakes, who's animal was the horse. When people in the region came to see the destroyed city and found the horse, well, imagination took over.

Helen may represent the Hellenic peoples in some way. Could be the Trojans were gaining more control over that group’s territory or maybe Trojan drugs and rock music were “corrupting” the youth and figuratively stealing peoples spouses

Oh I love this story! You never disappoint us

Ah yes, Achilles closet “friend” 💀

ive been watching see u in history/mythology for a while and i was surprise that gods were intervening in this war and it was kinda crazy

The bulls part got me 💸😭😭😭

“OH SHI- PEOPLE ARE CRAWLING OUTA THE HORSE”

9:15 Yes, 'best friend'... 🤭🤭🤭🤭

Troy Story 1 be looking dope.

Have you done one of “what would happen if dinosaurs came back”

You should do a video about the UH-60 Black Hawk! It’d be awesome.

helped me with school project!

There's another version to Achilles's death that says that Apollo knew of Achilles's weak spot and aimed Paris's arrow to hit Achilles's heel.

When the Iliad ends, Troy is still standing, and when the Odyssey starts it has already been destroyed. So oddly enough, the Trojan Horse isn't in either of Homer's poems and yet 3000+ years later, everyone still knows its story.

Excellent. Please keep your docs this length or longer. Bravo 👏 Bravo 👏

Homer really didn't understand the difference between a historian and a guy who makes stories.

Patroclus his best friend? Hmmm I think they were out of the friend zone by that point

Bro woke up for days and rode his horse around in a circle😂 that is wild man

"One of Achilies closesest friends" hahahahahahahahahah. Tell people the truth!

love it 😀

The element of Helen's "kidnapping" might have really existed in some form, but was just used as a convenient excuse by the Greeks to ravage Troy. This theme was already used in the classic 1956 movie Helen of Troy.

Now I know the story of the name behind BABYLON 5 Earth Alliance battle cruiser AGAMEMNON - Captain John Sheridan's first command ship.

France gifting the eifeil tower to usa as a "gift":

It is awesome to watch infographics show on youtube I like what would happen if you didn't brush you're teeth for 1 week

11:25 Y'all got an increase to the drawing budget and forgot how to behave

100 years later... Archaeologist: we found Minas Tirith!!!

Fun fact: Some say the Achilles was actually gay and was in love with his best friend. Sources vary.

Great video, but there´s a little mistake: Hector did know that Patroclous was the one in the battlefield. Maybe not at the beggining of the fight, but after Patroclous kills Sarpedon, the troyans realize that the one in the field is Patroclous, not Achilles.

Patriclous was not Achilles' "best friend". They were lovers.

"closest friend" lol

It was an April morning when they told us we should go.....

The Trojan horse, the first AT-AT from Star Wars

"Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: Will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?" - Troy, by Odysseus

Why are Clymtemtenestra and her daughter black-haired while Helen is blonde? Clym and Helen are sisters!

an entire war fought over one man stealing another man's wife. that's human history for ya

11:57 oh so thats where the term Achilles heel comes from.

The greeks that destroyed Troy didn't know that the city would get its revenge thousands of years later, as a Trojan man named Aeneas escaped from the destruction and started a family. Two of his descendants were named Romulus and Remus...

I love how they take time at the start to imply that this is 100% fact, and then they start reading a romanticized fan fiction of what happened. This is actually good camp content for watching with friends lol

I love the way reality is just boring, modest and realistic .... Unlike the drama and noise of tales and stories....

When i heard thanks to homer at the begining of the video i thought they meant homer simson😂

12:49 Hercules had doused his arrows in the poisonous blood of the hydra, hence the reason behind naming these arrows after him. bonus trivia.

I’m sure they had whatever oil is to us is to them. Made up story glad you mentioned that part

"closest friends" hmm

"The gods envy us. They envy us because we're mortal, because any moment might be our last. Everything is more beautiful because we're doomed. You will never be lovelier than you are now. We will never be here again." - Troy, by Achilles

This was better than the movie 👍

Korunkban - azon múlik... Ki fizeti ...az "elkövetőt ! ! ! :)

Helen was not loyal which led to war lol 😂

I’m pretty sure the “Hercules Arrows” were named after Hercules dipped his arrows in the hydra’s blood after killing it

So this was the first "Simp War" in human history? 😂😂

Me Who has only seen the movie: But but Achilles and Paris are Alive when the horse is entered to the City

I always found it ironic that the peace offering was not burned like a sacrifice to the gods outside the city. This would of made their religious zealots happy and would of prevented the soldiers from infiltrating the city while everyone was drunk. This said the city would of still been weakened from it's partying and would of struggled to defend itself if the invaders still tried their hand at the city even with the failure of the trojan horse. But with the high walls the defenders would likely have enough time to sport the attack and sober up before the walls were under real threat of being scaled or breached.

"closest friends"

the biggest prank ever

Thank me later, The Professor explains this in 2 minutes in Money Heist

The artists at The Infographics Show really went to town with the women's, uh, fashion

Achilles "best friend" 😉

Achilles Mom: "if you stay here you will have family and great long life, if you go to war you will die but live on as a legend"

Trojan condoms were named after the mighty Trojans. As for the Greeks, always remember these words of wisdom…”beware of Greeks bearing gifts”, and “beware of Greeks wearing sneakers 👟 too…

So it was more a dodgy email than a trojan horse then... :P

"Best friend" 😏

Suppose we built a large wooden badger…

Yes, it is true. Only reason we don't keep doing it is that everyone is scared of it now. A lesser known version that would still work is the Mongol 'abandoned baggage'. When your city is under siege, you want a relieving army to come save you by attacking them in the rear. That is why Caesar's siege of Alesia he had a walls in front and behind then needed them. So.. the Mongols PRETENDED a relieving army of Chinese was coming, so they abandoned all their works and carts and stuff, then rode away in haste. They slowly retreated for two days, then burst galloped back to the city. The people of course waited a day out of fear. When scouts reported the Mongols were gone, they all went out to loot the Mongol baggage. When the Mongols suddenly reappeared, all the gates were open and the soldiers were mixed with the civilians looting. The panic was devastating and the Mongols took the city before they people could recover a defense. The greater lesson being, getting the other person to do the maneuvering that ultimately defeats them. Which is applied game theory really. People still can't believe the horse AFTER hearing about it. They certainly would not believe it BEFORE hearing about it. Put in context of today, it is a JEWISH horse covered in RAINBOWS. The people today would tear down the walls so they could bring it in to worship it.

Kid: The Thessalonian you are fighting, he’s the biggest man I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t want to fight him Achilles: That is why no one will remember your name

Ohh cool! Now I know why it's called Achilles tendon

11:09 Never understood why didn't she just grabbed the other heal too and dip him again?

Read about Hector vs Achilles battle on wiki. According to wiki, Hector ran from Achilles before the battle. He knew from the beginning that he will be killed

Is true that Noah ark has been found somewhere in Turkey, can do documentary about the discovery of itself next

How good would it be if they found the trojan horse underneath the site that they are digging

Amen

In Troy they trolled.