Podalirius
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In Greek mythology, Podalirius or Podaleirius or Podaleirios was a son of Asclepius.
Statue of Podalirius - Archaeological Museum of Dion
Marble torso from the Asclepieion at the Ancient Messene
Trojan Horse
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In Greek mythology, the Trojan Horse was a wooden horse said to have been used by the Greeks during the Trojan War to sneak into the city of Troy and win the war. The Trojan Horse is not mentioned in
Podalirius
…was a legendary healer. He healed Philoctetes, holder of the bow and arrows of Heracles required to end the war. He was one of those who entered the Trojan Horse. Alongside Amphilochus, Calchas, Leonteus and Polypoetes he traveled to Colophon, where Calchas died. Unlike his brother, Podalirius survived the war…
The Mykonos vase (750 to 650 BC), with one of the earliest known renditions of the Trojan Horse (note the depiction of the faces of hidden warriors shown on the horse's side)
Sinon is brought to Priam, from folio 101r of the Roman Vergil.
A replica of the Trojan Horse, used in the 2004 film Troy, stands today in Çanakkale, Turkey, the modern-day location of the city of Troy.
A replica of the Trojan Horse, used in the 2026 film The Odyssey during the film's premiere in New York City