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  • n  (Greek mythology) a great war fought between Greece and Troy; the Greeks sailed to Troy to recover Helen of Troy, the beautiful wife of Menelaus who had been abducted by Paris; after ten years the Greeks (via the Trojan Horse) achieved final victory and burned Troy to the ground
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    SANTA FE – Ulysses, also known as Odysseus, was the legendary Greek king of Ithaca. Renowned for his brilliance and guile, "Odysseus the Cunning" was the hero of the Trojan War – made famous by his "Trojan Horse" ploy to capture the city of Troy.
    July 18, 2013 - Albuquerque Journal

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