When people think of the Trojan horse the first thing that comes to mind is the horse that helped destroy troy. It was a wonderful idea that Odysseus came up with and under the leadership of Epeios, this huge wooden horse was built in a short three days. The history of the wooden horse is that Odysseus required one man to remain out of the horse and act like he had been left behind. Sinon told the Trojans that the Greeks left and that the horse was a gift to Athena, because of the damage that had been done to the temple.
There are a few different tales concerning the wooden horse that destroyed Troy and each one is as wonderful as the other to read. No one is one hundred percent certain what tale is true and what one is made up, but regardless it is a wonderful tale.