TROJAN HORSE FOUND? By for Giza Death Star
I cannot help but think of Von Schliemann when I read this story spotted and shared by K.M. In fact, this story is actually a fun story, and yet another warning to those inclined to dismiss ancient epics as not connected to any historical core.
Von Schliemann was the nineteenth century German amateur archaeologist who went entirely against the academic grain of the day, and who thought that Homer’s epics about the Trojan War contained a kernel of truth, in this case, that there was a real city of Troy, and that it was located more or less where Homer said it was. While Von Schliemann had misdated his discovery, the fact remains that he had found the ruins of Troy.
Troy was real, not just a myth.
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But, where was the horse?
Well, as the article points out, the Trojan Horse part of the Trojan war does not appear in Homer, but rather, in Virgil’s Aeneid and other Latin authors.
Here’s the story:
Archaeologists Claim They’ve Discovered the Trojan Horse in Turkey
Now note the argument that what has been discovered is the Trojan horse:
Turkish archaeologists claim they have found what they believe are pieces of the Trojan Horse. According to a report by newsit.gr, Turkish archaeologists excavating the site of the historical city of Troy on the hills of Hisarlik have unearthed a large wooden structure. Historians and archaeologists think what they have discovered are remains of the legendary Trojan Horse.
The excavations brought to light dozens of fir planks and beams up to 15 meters (49 feet) long. The remnants were assembled in a strange form, that led the experts to suspect they belong to the Trojan Horse. The wooden structure was inside the walls of the ancient city of Troy. (Boldface emphasis added)
Note only that, the horse has been typically viewed by academics as a metaphor”
