EP 157: The Trojan War

EP 157: The Trojan War

From Hashtag History by Hashtag History

October 14, 2025 · 46 min · Season 16 · Episode 157

About this episode

This episode discusses the Trojan War and its implications in Greek mythology and history.

This week on Hashtag History, we will be discussing the Trojan War, a once-believed-to-be strictly mythological tale about a conflict between Troy and Greece which destroyed the city of Troy. This is the battle that involves the infamous Trojan horse in which the Greeks left an allegedly hollowed out wooden horse outside the Trojan city gates. The Trojans eventually determine it to be a gift and bring it inside but, lo and behold, that hollowed out horse was actually filled with Greek soldiers that came in and destroyed the city. The story of the Trojan war was told in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey , a few other pieces of Greek literature, and then was primarily carried on through oral tradition. Because Homer’s works are not historical accounts – they are Greek literature and poetry – we cannot take any of what he said to be proven facts. But, after a discovery in the late-1800s, ruins in modern-day Turkey point to what may have once been the city of Troy…causing some to believe that perhaps Homer’s fictional, mythological works…may have had a little truth behind them. Follow Hashtag History on Instagram @hashtaghistory_podcast for all of the pictures mentioned in this episode…

People in this episode

Host: Hashtag History

Topics covered

  • Trojan War
  • Greek mythology
  • Homer
  • historical accounts
  • oral tradition

Keywords

  • Trojan War
  • Homer
  • Iliad
  • Odyssey
  • mythology
  • Troy
  • Greek literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Homer’s Iliad, Homer’s Odyssey

Places: Troy, Turkey

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