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Wonderous wanderings: After the fall of Troy, Odysseus took 10 years to find his way home. Glossary
Troy - An ancient city in modern-day Turkey. It is the subject of Homer's epic poem The Iliad. After a ten-year siege, the hero Odysseus finally took the city by hiding a group of Greek soldiers in a vast wooden horse, which the Trojans wheeled into their city. This is the origin of the expression "Trojan horse".
Ulysses - A legendary Greek king of Ithaca. Also known as Odysseus.
Slave - Somebody who is forced to work without pay and cannot leave.
Enemies - People who hate each other.