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}}The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the ploy by which [[Agamemnon]] and the [[Greek]] army invaded the city of [[Troy]]. The [[First Doctor]] did not, at the time, believe the Trojan Horse to be an actual historical event, but rather an invention of [[Homer]] for his account of the [[Trojan War]]. Threatened with execution by Agamemnon and [[Odysseus]] if he did not devise a method to swiftly defeat the [[Trojan]]s, the Doctor first hoped to create flying machines for the Greeks. However, when Odysseus insisted the Doctor be the first test pilot, the Doctor reluctantly designed the Trojan Horse for the Greeks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | }}The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the ploy by which [[Agamemnon]] and the [[Greek]] army invaded the city of [[Troy]]. The [[First Doctor]] did not, at the time, believe the Trojan Horse to be an actual historical event, but rather an invention of [[Homer]] for his account of the [[Trojan War]]. Threatened with execution by Agamemnon and [[Odysseus]] if he did not devise a method to swiftly defeat the [[Trojan]]s, the Doctor first hoped to create flying machines for the Greeks. However, when Odysseus insisted the Doctor be the first test pilot, the Doctor reluctantly designed the Trojan Horse for the Greeks. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
Much later, the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] would state that he didn't come up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. ([[TV]] | Much later, the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] would state that he didn't come up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | ||
:''Technically, the Doctor is accurate in denying the idea for the Trojan Horse was his. The Doctor's creation of the Trojan Horse is an ontological [[paradox]]; the Doctor did not come up with the idea, but knew of it from Homer, telling [[Steven Taylor]] that he thought it was fictional. However, Homer's account was based on the real Horse, which the Doctor designed for the Greeks. Thus, neither the Doctor nor Homer can truly be credited with the invention. '' | :''Technically, the Doctor is accurate in denying the idea for the Trojan Horse was his. The Doctor's creation of the Trojan Horse is an ontological [[paradox]]; the Doctor did not come up with the idea, but knew of it from Homer, telling [[Steven Taylor]] that he thought it was fictional. However, Homer's account was based on the real Horse, which the Doctor designed for the Greeks. Thus, neither the Doctor nor Homer can truly be credited with the invention. '' | ||
Revision as of 04:31, 27 August 2014
The Trojan Horse was the ploy by which Agamemnon and the Greek army invaded the city of Troy. The First Doctor did not, at the time, believe the Trojan Horse to be an actual historical event, but rather an invention of Homer for his account of the Trojan War. Threatened with execution by Agamemnon and Odysseus if he did not devise a method to swiftly defeat the Trojans, the Doctor first hoped to create flying machines for the Greeks. However, when Odysseus insisted the Doctor be the first test pilot, the Doctor reluctantly designed the Trojan Horse for the Greeks. (TV: The Myth Makers)
Much later, the Doctor would state that he didn't come up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. (TV: Underworld)
- Technically, the Doctor is accurate in denying the idea for the Trojan Horse was his. The Doctor's creation of the Trojan Horse is an ontological paradox; the Doctor did not come up with the idea, but knew of it from Homer, telling Steven Taylor that he thought it was fictional. However, Homer's account was based on the real Horse, which the Doctor designed for the Greeks. Thus, neither the Doctor nor Homer can truly be credited with the invention.
