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}}The '''Trojan Horse''' was a hollow [[wood]]en [[statue]] of a [[horse]] used by [[Agamemnon]] and the [[Greek]] army to invade 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 | }}The '''Trojan Horse''' was a hollow [[wood]]en [[statue]] of a [[horse]] used by [[Agamemnon]] and the [[Greek]] army to invade 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 (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'') | ||
Much later, the [[Fourth Doctor]] stated that he didn't come up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | Much later, the [[Fourth Doctor]] stated that he didn't come up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. ([[TV]]: ''[[Underworld (TV story)|Underworld]]'') | ||
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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. | ||
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Revision as of 12:53, 5 October 2019
The Trojan Horse was a hollow wooden statue of a horse used by Agamemnon and the Greek army to invade 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 Fourth Doctor stated that he didn't come up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. (TV: Underworld)
The War Doctor compared the mining ship on Asteroid Theta 12 to the Trojan Horse. (AUDIO: A Thing of Guile)
Arranging for Jackie Tyler to offer himself as a sacrifice to Tycho Fairbank as a ruse to thwart the Glubby Glub plot, the Ninth Doctor called her his Trojan Horse, noting that he had met the original. (AUDIO: Retail Therapy)
Behind the scenes
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.
