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Laocoon warned then not to trust the horse.
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The priest who warned the Trojans about the Wooden Horse was Laocoön. He cautioned the Trojans not to trust the Greeks and the gift they had left behind. However, his warnings were ignored, and the Trojans brought the Wooden Horse into their city, leading to their downfall.
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Who is the Trojan priest who warned his countrymen against accepting the gift of a wooden horse from the Greeks?
Laocoon
Would the Trojans have seen anything sinister if they had looked more closely at the wooden horse?
A priest had examined the wooden horse and said that it would cause great despair.
What nationality were the Trojans?
Trojans are used to describe the people of Troy.
Do you capitalize trojans in the myth?
Yes, you capitalize Trojans because they are a people.
What gods favored the Trojans?
because trojans were the warriors and protectors of the gods
Who in the Bible was warned about his son?
Eli the priest was warned about his sons in 1 Samuel
Why did Laocoon was killed by a snake in Greek mythology?
Laocoon was a priest of Poseidon, and he broke his vows, either by marrying and having sons, or because he made love to his wife in the divine sanctuary. In either event, his punishment was carried out after he warned the Trojans against accepting the gift of the Greeks.
Who was the priest of troy?
There were lots of priests in Troy, but the one to which you are probably referring is Laocoön a priest of Poseidon. He was the one who tried to warn the Trojans about the horse.
Who is the Trojan priest who warned his countrymen against accepting the gift of a wooden horse from the Greeks?
Laocoon
Who warned the Trojans not to take the wooden horse?
The Trojans were not warned of the horse. In fact, they were deceived into believing the horse to be a gift from the defeated Greeks. Sinon, the deceiver, pretended to be angry. He claimed his fellow Greeks had deserted him when they left Troy. In fact, the Greeks had merely pretended to leave Troy in an attempt to trick the Trojans into a sense of false security. The plan worked. After the Trojans brought the horse within the walls of the city, the Greeks needed only to wait for the cover of darkness to attack from within the city.
What was lacoons advice?
Laocoon's advice was to not trust the Trojan Horse left by the Greeks outside the walls of Troy. He warned the Trojans that the horse was a trick and would lead to their downfall if brought inside the city.
What convinces the Trojans to bring the horse into the city?
In The Aeneid, Aeneas recounts his story of Troy to Dido. He tells her that Sinon, a Greek, helped to convince the Trojans to bring the horse into the city by telling them that it was made in honor of Minerva. Laocoon, the Trojan priest, hurled a spear at the horse and he and his two sons were eaten by serpents that rose out of the sea. The Trojans see this as Minerva's protection of the horse and believing it was a holy object, brought it into the city.
Why was the Trojans' rejoicing premature?
The Trojans rejoiced that the war was finally over and the Greeks had run away. The Trojans begin to celebrate with drink.That's why the Trojans rejoiced premature
What were the trojans?
Trojans are used to describe the people of Troy.
What did Odysseus learn from hades?
He did not encounter this god in the Odyssey, he encountered ghosts of those who had died including the prophet/priest Tiresias, his mother who warned of the suitors and strife stirring in his absence, Agamemnon, of whose murder he now learned, who also warned him about the dangers of women among others.
Would the Trojans have seen anything sinister if they had looked more closely at the wooden horse?
A priest had examined the wooden horse and said that it would cause great despair.
What are Trojans?
The Trojans were the inhabitants of the ancient city of Troy in Greece.
