Trojan Horse (disambiguation)

Trojan Horse (disambiguation)

The Trojan Horse, from Greek mythology, was a giant hollow horse containing Greek soldiers, used to overtake the city of Troy during the Trojan War.

It has since become a metaphor for any person or thing that appears innocent or benign, but actually presents danger or harmful intent.

Technical usage

* Trojan horse (computing), a computer program that appears benign, but is actually designed to harm or compromise the system it is installed on.

Usage in entertainment

* The Trojan Horse (car), a world record-holding funny car.

Film and television

* "The Trojan Horse" (miniseries), a Canadian two-part miniseries about the aftermath of a referendum which sees Canada join the United States.
* "Trojan Horse" (NCIS), an episode of the television series "NCIS".
* "The Trojan Horse" (movie), a movie about the alleged Palestine Liberation Organization strategy in the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict ( [http://www.zoa.org/video2.htm website] ).
* 'The Trojan Horse', a nickname for the SCV-70 White Base, a fictional battleship from the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam"

Literature

* "Creationism's Trojan Horse", a book on the origins of the intelligent design movement, authored by Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross.
* "Caballo de Troya" ("Trojan Horse") a science fiction novel by Spanish author Juan José Benitez.
* "The Trojan Horse" (Morley novel), a novel by Christopher Morley, first published in 1937

Music

* "Trojan Horse" (Luv' song), a hit single by the Dutch girl group Luv'.
* [http://www.thetrojanhorse.tk/ "The Trojan Horse"] , an electronic music group from Chile.
* "Trojan Horse", an upcoming single from Bloc Party's third album "Intimacy" to be released in October of 2008.
* [http://www.trojanhorseband.com/ "Trojan Horse Band"] , an acoustic rock band from Virginia, USA.


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