Sinon

For the Sword Art Online character, see Sinon (Sword Art Online).
This article is about the Greek warrior Sinon. For a definition of the term "sinon", see the Wiktionary entry sinon.
Sinon as a captive in front of the walls of Troy, in the Vergilius Romanus, 5th century AD

In Greek mythology, Sinon (Ancient Greek: Σίνων,[1] from the verb "σίνομαι"—sinomai, "to harm, to hurt"[2]) or Sinopos[3] was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War.

Engraving after frescos by the Carracci, 1663

He is not mentioned by Homer, but his story is given in the Aeneid of Virgil and other accounts, as a treacherous agent of the Greeks who misleads the Trojans, encouraging them to bring the Trojan Horse inside the city. He sometimes appears in art, usually being dragged into Troy as a captive, with the horse behind him.

  1. ^ Σίνων, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Digital Library
  2. ^ σίνομαι, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Digital Library
  3. ^ Maass, Hermes 23 (1888)