Haiku

Angues compriment

Laocoonta, stridet

similis taurum

The snakes squeeze

Laocoon, he screams

like the bull

Sinon's story was particularly effective in the way he portrayed Ulysses to the Trojans. The Trojans knew of Ulysses' tricks and Sinon's story played on that. He told the Trojans how Ulysses snuck into the tent of Calchas and bribed him to say that Sinon was to be the one sacrificed to the gods. He did this because it was a way of getting rid of Sinon that no one would question, just like no one questioned the death of Palamedes because he had spoken out about the war. According to Sinon's story Ulysses had all kinds of tricks up his sleeve, and the Trojans knew that first hand. His tears also made his story believable. He cried about his family and what the cruel Greeks would do to them. This made the Trojans feel bad for Sinon, especially because he seemed to hate the Greeks just as much as they did.