The Fall of Troy: The Epic Deception That Inspired Homer’s Odyssey
Troy is one of the most amazing and sensational deceptions in human history. Its story in Homer’s Iliad and the Odyssey has become one of the most famous works of literature in all of history.
Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, was married to Menelaus, King of Sparta. When Paris, a prince of Troy, was welcomed as a guest, he sailed back with Helen, whether by seduction or abduction. Humiliated and furious, Menelaus led the powerful Greek army against Troy’s impenetrable walls. For ten long, agonising years, the city held firm, heroes fell, yet Troy stood unyielding… until the night of the ultimate lie.
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The Greek camp lay abandoned and silent. All that remained was a colossal, hollow wooden horse, a magnificent and terrifying gift. Deep within sat the greatest warriors of Greece. Ignoring frantic warnings, the Trojans pulled it into their city. That night, as Troy slept exhausted from victory celebrations, the trap door opened, and one of history’s most cunning deceptions was unleashed.
Join Gary Kent in the ruins of ancient Troy in modern-day Turkey as we relive how the Greeks defeated Troy by a master stroke of deception.
*Chapters*
00:00 – Introduction: The Deception of Ancient Troy
00:46 – Helen, Menelaus & The Cause of the War
01:27 – The Wooden Horse Appears on the Beach
02:40 – Gary Kent in Turkiye: Unpacking the Legend
03:48 – Strategic Importance of Troy & The 10-Year Stalemate
05:15 – Odysseus Conceives the Plan
06:54 – Constructing the Horse & The Greek Retreat
08:18 – Sinon's Lie & Manipulating Trojan Hope
11:31 – Unheeded Warnings: Cassandra & Laocoon
12:40 – The Trap Opens & The Fall of Troy
14:58 – Discovering Ancient Troy: Heinrich Schliemann & Troy VIIa
17:07 – The First Deception: Lucifer's Fall
19:37 – Modern Trojan Horses: Screens, Algorithms & Media
22:45 – The Real Defence Against Deception: Jesus as Truth
26:39 – Free Offer: "How the War Ends" Booklet
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