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The Trojan Horse
An object no one has ever seen that everyone believes they know.
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From Varchi Journal
Articles, paths and readings from the themes of the Varchi Books catalogue.
Matera’s Cave Dwellings: Architecture, Use and Transformation
Matera’s cave dwelling is a hybrid architectural type: excavation, façade, lamione, cistern and shared spaces form an organism whose use, shape and meaning have changed over centuries.
Read articleMatera on Film: How the Screen Turned the City into a Universal Landscape
Matera has played Jerusalem, mythical worlds and itself. Cinema expanded its fame by selecting a different city, each time, within the same…
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Does the Trojan Horse Appear in the Iliad or the Odyssey?
The Horse does not conclude the Iliad: it is recalled in the Odyssey and in the lost poems of the Epic Cycle.…
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Who Invented the Trojan Horse? Odysseus, Epeius and the Construction of Deception
Odysseus devises the deception, Epeius builds the Horse and Athena supports the project. The story of an invention joining strategy, technique and…
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How Many Warriors Were Hidden Inside the Trojan Horse?
An article on the number of warriors hidden inside the Trojan Horse and the variants of the ancient tradition.
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Sinon and the Art of Making a Lie Credible
An article on Sinon, the Trojan Horse and the rhetorical construction of a credible lie.
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Laocoön and Cassandra: Why Warnings Are Not Enough
An article on Laocoön, Cassandra and the ignored warnings in the myth of the Trojan Horse.
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The Trojan Horse in Art and Exhibitions: Images, Artefacts and Metamorphoses
An article on the Trojan Horse in art, exhibitions and the visual metamorphoses of the myth.
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The Odyssey on Film: From Ancient Myth to Christopher Nolan
An article on the Odyssey on film and the transformation of ancient myth into contemporary visual culture.
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Computer Trojans: Why the Oldest Deception Still Works
An article on why computer trojans take their name from the Trojan Horse and why the ancient structure of deception still works.
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