Mythology: The Trojan Horse — a giant wooden horse with soldiers i…

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Did you know? The Trojan Horse — a giant wooden horse with soldiers inside — was the trick by which the Greeks took Troy after 10 years of war. The Trojan priest Laocoön warned "beware Greeks bearing gifts", but was strangled by sea-serpents. The city fell in a single night.

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The Trojan Horse — a giant wooden horse with soldiers inside — was the trick by which the Greeks took Troy after 10 years of war. The Trojan priest Laocoön warned "beware Greeks bearing gifts", but was strangled by sea-serpents. The city fell in a single night.

Het Trojaanse Paard — een gigantisch houten paard met soldaten erin — was de truc waarmee de Grieken Troje innamen na 10 jaar oorlog. De Trojaanse priester Laocoön waarschuwde "vrees Grieken die geschenken brengen", maar werd door zee-slangen verstikt. De stad viel in een nacht.

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