Dingo the Dissident

THE BLOG OF DISQUIET : Qweir Notions, an uncommonplace-book from the Armpit of Diogenes, binge-thinker jottings since 2008 .

Wednesday 14 July 2010

We don't say

'Beware of Trojans bearing gifts',
since almost all of them were slaughtered
except Æneas, his father,
and some anonymous others.

The Trojan horse
was Greek, of course.

1 comment:

PRINCE OF POVERTY said...

hence the "φοβού τους Δαναούς δώρα φέροντας" but then the Dorians made sure we shall not again