Trojan vs. Spartan — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Trojan and Spartan
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Definitions
Trojan➦
A native or inhabitant of ancient Troy.
Spartan➦
Of or relating to Sparta or its people.
Trojan➦
A person of courageous determination or energy.
Spartan➦
Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained.
Trojan➦
A celestial body that is in one of the two stable Lagrangian points of a two-body system, especially an asteroid with solar orbits at Jupiter's distance from the sun, but traveling 60° ahead of or behind the planet.
Spartan➦
Simple, frugal, or austere
A Spartan diet.
A spartan lifestyle.
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Trojan➦
(computing) Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.
Spartan➦
Marked by brevity of speech; laconic.
Trojan➦
(astronomy) Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another
Spartan➦
Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity.
Trojan➦
To infect (a system) with a trojan.
Spartan➦
A citizen of Sparta.
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Trojan➦
Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants.
Spartan➦
One of Spartan character.
Trojan➦
One who shows the pluck, endurance, determined energy, strength, or the like, attributed to the defenders of Troy; - used chiefly or only in the phrase like a Trojan; as, he endured the pain like a Trojan; he studies like a Trojan.
Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed.
Spartan➦
Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial.
I went on the retreat to the monastery, thinking I would be sleeping in a spartan cell, only to discover a simple but comfortable bedroom.
Trojan➦
A native of ancient Troy
Spartan➦
Resolute in the face of danger or adversity.
The spartan legionaries vowed to fight to the death.
Trojan➦
A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful;
The contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm
When he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse
Spartan➦
Lacking in decoration and luxury.
After ten years as a fashion designer in the rough-and-tumble Garment District, Eloise left New York for the spartan but serene life of a farmer's wife.
Trojan➦
Of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants;
Trojan cities
Spartan➦
Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta; hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.
Spartan➦
A resident of Sparta
Spartan➦
Of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
Spartan➦
Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity;
Spartan courage
Spartan➦
Unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment;
A parent severe to the pitch of hostility
A hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien
A strict disciplinarian
A Spartan upbringing
Spartan➦
Practicing great self-denial;
Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it
A desert nomad's austere life
A spartan diet
A spartan existence