Sinon (in some traditions)

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Sinon is a minor figure in Greek mythology, sometimes portrayed as a descendant of Sisyphus and best known for his role in persuading the Trojans to bring the wooden horse into their city.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sinon 2
Sinon (in some traditions) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan War character ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ
mythological character ⓘ
allegoricalInterpretation symbol of deceptive rhetoric ⓘ
symbol of false eloquence ⓘ
alliedWith Greeks in the Trojan War ⓘ
linked to: Greeks at Troy
appearsInBook Aeneid, Book 2 ⓘ
linked to: Virgil's Aeneid
associatedWithEvent Trojan War ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Troy ⓘ
characterTrait cunning ⓘ
deceitful ⓘ
persuasive ⓘ
contributedTo fall of Troy ⓘ
linked to: Trojan War
culture Ancient Greek culture ⓘ
deceived Trojans ⓘ
describedIn Aeneid by Virgil ⓘ
Posthomerica by Quintus Smyrnaeus ⓘ
linked to: Posthomerica

various later mythographic sources ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
laterReception frequently cited in Roman literature as an archetype of deceit ⓘ
medium epic poetry ⓘ
mythology Greek mythology ⓘ
narrativeFunction agent of Greek stratagem ⓘ
embodiment of treachery in Roman literature ⓘ
notableFor role in the Trojan Horse stratagem ⓘ
opposedBy Cassandra ⓘ
Laocoön ⓘ
persuaded King Priam of Troy ⓘ
linked to: Priam

Trojans to disregard Laocoön’s warning ⓘ
portrayedAs Greek warrior ⓘ
deceiver of the Trojans ⓘ
spy ⓘ
relatedConcept Trojan Horse ⓘ
fall of Troy in mythic tradition ⓘ
roleInTrojanHorse claimed the horse was a sacred offering to Athena ⓘ
claimed the horse would protect Troy if brought inside the walls ⓘ
left behind by the Greeks as a supposed deserter ⓘ
persuaded the Trojans to bring the wooden horse into the city ⓘ
pretended to have been sacrificed and escaped ⓘ
sometimesDescribedAs descendant of Sisyphus ⓘ
relative of Odysseus ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sisyphus → offspring → Sinon (in some traditions) ⓘ
Sinon → name → Sinon ⓘ
linked to: Sinon (in some traditions)
Trojan Horse → associatedWith → Sinon ⓘ
linked to: Sinon (in some traditions)