The Trojan War, a 10-year battle between the Greeks and the Trojans, came to an end when the Greek hero ODYSSEUS had the idea of building a huge wooden horse, inside which would be hidden hundreds of Greek soldiers. The horse was given as a gift to the Trojans and dragged within their walls. At dark of night the Greek soldiers burst forth from their clever hiding place, fought the unprepared soldiers and citizens of TROY and destroyed the city, thus winning the war.