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The Trojan Horse (Equus Troianus)

The Greeks pretended to sail away and left a huge wooden horse. Trojan soldiers brought it inside the walls, and Greek fighters hidden inside opened the city.

Grades 5–8. Myth.

How it connects

A gift that hides a trick is still called a Trojan horse.

Latin words that go with this card: equus, urbs.

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