Who said i fear the greeks

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Frank Darabont - Odysseus, King of Ithaca, devised the idea of constructing a large horse to pose as a peace offering to the Trojans. When this Trojan Horse was left at the gates of Troy, the Trojans believed the Greeks had left it as a pious surrender gift as they sailed for home.

Welcoming the gift, the Trojans opened their gates and wheeled the horse within their walls, little knowing the belly of the beast was filled with armed soldiers who would soon destroy their city. A celebratory victory festival ensued, and once the Trojans had fallen into a drunken slumber, the Greeks emerged from the horse and vanquished them.

Greek cleverness won the day over Trojan warrior skill. The Roman Poet Virgil eventually coined the phrase "Be wary of Greeks bearing gifts," putting it into the mouth of the character Laocoon in the Aeneid, an epic retelling of the legend of the Trojan War. The Latin phrase is "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes," which literally translated means "I fear the Danaans [Greeks], even those bearing gifts," but it is usually translated in English as "Beware or be wary of Greeks bearing gifts.

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