# Sinon — Poetry character guide

> Sinon in Poetry by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-rape-of-lucrece

## Who they are

A Greek who tricked Troy with the wooden horse, used as a metaphor by Lucrece.

## Relationships

### [Priam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/characters/priam)

_psychological_

Priam is deceived by Sinon's false tale of the Trojan Horse, representing tragic gullibility and betrayal.

### [Tarquin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_28_se/characters/tarquin)

_psychological_

Sinon is a figure of deceit whom Lucrece compares to Tarquin, seeing both as treacherous manipulators.

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