Odysseus is a literary figure in the Odyssey written by Homer. He 【小题1】 (reject) the comfortable life of a Greek king and made a promise to help another Greek leader, Menelaus. But the war dragged on and on and he was away 【小题2】his family for ten years. During this time the fortunes of the war were so changeable that no one could predict 【小题3】 would win.
Odysseus became tired of the war and the delay in Troy. He 【小题4】 (urgent) wanted to return home, so when the Greek kings had their regular【小题5】 (week) meeting, he suggested that they take an opportunity【小题6】 (trick) the Trojans.
The Greeks built a giant wooden horse so that men could hide inside it. The Greeks then pretended to leave aboard their 【小题7】(ship) as if they were discouraged by the 【小题8】 (long) of the war. The Trojans blessed their God for their good fortune and prepared to celebrate. That night the men climbed out of the horse and opened the city gates to the Greek army. The Trojans heard the sound of the warning bell 【小题9】 (announce) a Greek victory. The war ended 【小题10】 the punishment of the Trojan people was only just beginning.
