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The Trojan Horse
The attackers have given up and have left. The walls raised by Poseidon and Apollo have held for ten years, and Odysseus has conceded the fight. Inside the walls of Troy, the women, children and remaining men have begun their celebrations. They have survived. The celebrations continue on through the night. By dawn's first light, a guard at the gates sees it: a giant wooden horse, left by the Greeks (obviously!) as a token of their good grace in defeat. Joyously, the crowd surges forth from the open gates and together, they drag the gift inside Troy. The smell of freshly-hewn wood is strong; the new wheels, sticky with sap, turn stiffly. The people of Troy push the gift to the town centre where, on a makeshift altar of logs hastily dedicated to Athene, the wooden horse is propped up for all to see. Then it is set alight. The people of Troy dance around the burning offering, singing: "The horse, the horse, the horse is on fire! |
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