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  • She appeared in Israeli films, including Fortuna, Queen of the Road (1971) and Wooden Horse, and in drama programs on television.

    Miriam Bernstein-Cohen. 2009

  • We offer: $10 per hour for 5-7 hours per week not much, we know, but it is steady work plus access to the Wooden Horse Magazines Database and other Wooden Horse magazine tools.

    Monday Morning Markets/Jobs/Opportunities Erika D. 2008

  • Prior to that, in the same prison camp, was the escape of Oliver Philpot and Eric Williams in the escape that would bear the name Wooden Horse.

    Archive 2008-08-01 West End Bob 2008

  • The Wooden Horse--an old form of military punishment was called "riding the wooden horse"--this horse's back was a beam of oak wood with heavy firelocks early flintlock rifles--very heavy binding the "rider's" legs in place to make the ride more painful.

    The Swiftness of Life The Daily Growler 2006

  • There he proved brave and trustworthy enough to be picked for the forlorn hope in the Wooden Horse; yet nothing is said of any quarrel with Menestheus, who led the Athenians as King.

    The Bull From The Sea Renault, Mary 1962

  • Lay of the Wooden Horse, the device by which Troy was taken.

    Stories from the Odyssey

  • I would ask if thou canst sing of the Wooden Horse that brought destruction to the Trojans.

    The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Padraic Colum 1926

  • 'The Trojans wondered why the great Wooden Horse had been left behind.

    The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Padraic Colum 1926

  • Then we who were within the Wooden Horse broke through the boards and came out on the

    The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Padraic Colum 1926

  • The guards beside the gates we slew and we made a citadel of the Wooden Horse and fought around it.

    The Adventures of Odysseus and The Tales of Troy Padraic Colum 1926

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