Sinon

This article is about the Greek warrior Sinon. For a definition of the term "sinon", see the Wiktionary entry sinon.

For the fictional character, see List of Sword Art Online characters.

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) or Sinopos was a Greek warrior during the Trojan War.

Engraving after frescos by the Carracci, 1663

He is not mentioned by Homer, but his story as given in Virgil's Aeneid and other accounts presents him as a treacherous agent of the Greeks who misleads the Trojans and encourages 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.