DISCUSSION On The FALL OF TROY (Day 8)
DISCUSSION On The FALL OF TROY (Day 8)
DISCUSSION On The FALL OF TROY (Day 8)
of the Wooden
Horse
Read the selection The
Stratagem of the Trojan
Horse by Virgil (ECAS
book).
SEE THAT SCENE?
Iliad is written by the Greek
writer Homer, but the Fall of
Troy is written by the Roman
writer Virgil.
AENEID
by VIRGIL
AENEAS
Characters?
Odysseus
Laocoon
Sinon
Cassandra
Paris
**Polyxena
Prince Memnon
Antilochus
Ajax
Agamemnon
Menelaus
Helen
Priam
Aeneas
Astyanax
Trojan wemon
Prophet Helenus
Philoctetes
Oenone
Diomedes
Formative: Comprehension
Check-Marginal Questions
in the ECAS book.
Who built the wooden
horse: the Greeks or the
Trojans?
The Greeks army sailed
away to the island of
TENEDOS, but the heroes
were left behind. Where
were they hidden?
What were the first
reactions of the Trojans
upon seeing the wooden
horse?
1. Caphas, “Let us bore
through it and find out what
is inside.”
2. Laocoon, “Some other
Greeks were lurking here,
my fellow Trojans.”
3. “This huge structure
should be thrown into the
sea and set to fire, for this is
a wicked gift.”
What did Laocoon do to
the wooden horse?
According to the Trojans,
how did Athena punish
Laocoon?
Sinon was the Greek spy.
What are the things that he
told the Trojans about the
wooden horse?
- It had been made as a votive offering
to Athena.
- It was made immense to discourage
the Trojans from taking it into the
city.
- The Greeks hoped that the Trojans
would destroy it as to draw upon
Athena’s anger.
Despite the many
protestations, why did the
Trojans still accept the
wooden Horse?
They thought that the
wooden horse must be
sacred after all and was
dedicated to the goddess
Athena.
Why did the Trojans have
to destroy the city walls
when they dragged the
wooden horse into the city?
Why did the Trojans hold
feast throughout the city?
THE TROJANS
THOUGHT THAT THE
WAR WAS OVER!
Sinon unbarred the ‘prison’
doors and secretly released
the hidden Greeks. What is
meant by the word prison?
The Greek warriors
burned Troy. What did
they do to the men? To the
women and children?
What does the Trojan
horse symbolize for the
Trojans? For the Greeks?
For Cassandra?
Would you take it as a
symbol of intelligence
or a symbol of
deception?
What emotions or feelings
do you have for the
Trojans? For the Greeks?
How would you relate our
present situation regarding
the CHA-CHA proposal
and the idea of the
TROJAN HORSE?
What other pressing issues
that we have in the
Philippines which are
related to the Fall of Troy
or the Trojan War?
As a Filipino citizen, what
strategies or helps can you
offer to resolve the conflicts
brought by the
misunderstandings and
disunity?
NEXT MEETING:
DISCUSSION OF YOUR
ANSWERS IN THE
GLORIFICATION OF WAR.