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The wooden structure was the idea of Odysseus to be a "gift" to the goddess Athena.
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The horse was a military move so that way Odyessus and his troops could overtake the city of Troy
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A man named Sinon helped the Trojan horse succeed. He was a warrior who volunteered to play the role he did in the Trojan Horse plan.
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Sinon volunteered to be "deserted" by the Greeks and convinced the Trojans that the wooden structure was all they left behind as a peace offering to the goddess Athena.
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The Greek soldiers were hidden within the horse so when the Trojans believed they had left and brought the peace offering inside the city the soldiers attacked their unsuspecting enemy.
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The end result was that the Greeks had won the Trojan War, and by using the wooden horse they overthrew Troy securing them the victory.