3098: Trojan Horse

2025-06-05T04:43:21Z

2403:5801:D94F:0:A8B0:E9E2:3C7A:F4C3: /* Explanation */ It turns out that one word for Foal, and the word Fall used in the phrase Η πτώση της Τροίας(the fall of Troy, are similar.

{{comic
| number = 3098
| date = June 4, 2025
| title = Trojan Horse
| image = trojan_horse_2x.png
| imagesize = 740x196px
| noexpand = true
| titletext = Ultimately, history would imperfectly record the story of the Foal of Troy.
}}

==Explanation==
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This comic is a parody of the Trojan Horse story. However, instead of an entire army coming out of the horse, it's just a baby horse (called a foal) coming out. The Troys incorrectly assume the foal being hungry is an attack on the food supply because it wants to eat oats, but in reality, babies of any form need nourishment in order to grow.{{citation needed}} This indicates that the foal has been alive for long enough for its teeth to develop, so it will gradually wean itself off of its mother's milk, which is indicated by the fact that the foal has only ''begun'' to ''show an interest'' in Troy's oats. It is unclear why the people in the comic would only be suspicious of ''the foal'''s hunger, considering that its dam (mother) would also need to eat, just not as much, and they do not seem to be concerned with this. Also, it should be noted that some people are willing to spend money to buy horses even though they are aware that the horses need to eat.{{citation needed}} It is also unclear how Troy is unaware that this is normal thing for mares to do, considering that horses were common in much of Asia by this time,{{citation needed}} especially cities with militaries because cavaries were widespread at one point,{{citation needed}} and this is how all horses (and, for that matter, all members of most mammal species) are created.{{citation needed}} The people of Troy might just not know much about horses, considering that they also consider the foal to be a ''secret'' payload even though pregnant mares show externally visible signs of pregnancy (such as abdominal drooping) five months before foaling (giving birth) on average. However, as mentioned before, this raises the question of why Troy either does not use horses for things such as cavalry and plow-pulling or why its people do not know how horses are formed in spite of this.

The title text suggests that the "Fall of Troy," i.e. the Greeks defeating the Trojans in the Trojan War, is actually a misunderstanding for the Foal of Troy, perhaps because Fall(πτώση) and Foal(πουλάρι) are similar. It is unclear however, how and why a foal that hadn't even been born yet when its dam was given to Troy would have opened the gates of Troy or otherwise accounted for other aspects of the story of the Fall of Troy.

==Transcript==
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3098: Trojan Horse