After ten years of fighting with no end to the war in sight, Odysseus, ordered the construction of an enormous wooden horse. When the soldiers of Troy saw the magnificent animal, they took it as a sign that the Greek army had given up their futile siege. But while dragging the wooden gift into the city they failed to realize that the belly of the horse was hollow and that hidden inside were Odysseus and several of his men. When night came and the celebrating Trojans had fallen asleep, Odysseus's men snuck out and unlocked the city gates letting in the rest of the Greek army. In a single moment, ten years of warring had come to an end.

With the fighting over, the armies of Greece left for home, the city of Troy burning behind them. Somewhere along the way, however, Odysseus' journey took a turn for the worse, and so begins the Odyssey of Odysseus, as written by Homer. His tale of the hardships he encountered is told, and the fate of his homeland is resolved. He murders all of the suitors plaguing his household, returns to his wife and son, and restores peace to his island of Ithaca.

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