Effective Lie

There are main points throughout Sinon's story that make it believable to the Trojans. It all falls into place when Eurypylus comes back from Phoebus' oracle with the words, "Blood and a virgin slain you gave to appease the winds, for your first voyage Troyword, O Danaans. Blood again and Argive blood, one life, wins your return." This makes the story become believable because Sinon puts his own life at rest. His life is at risk because the Trojans and especially Calchas think that Sinon is the Argive who needs to be killed so the Danaans will leave Troy. Later on he really comes out to the Trojans and says that he hates the Greeks and has no ties to them. He says this to convince the Trojans to take the horse into their city. They believe it is a source of trickery which will although the Greeks to gain access to the city. He goes on to say that they have to accept the horse so the Gods will not be made at them since Tydeus and Ulysses stole the Pallas from the Danaans. This really makes the story believable because if all they have to do is take in this horse to please the Gods they will.