Laocoön
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See also: Laocoon
English
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Etymology
From Latin Lāocoōn, from Ancient Greek Λᾱοκόων (Lāokóōn).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Laocoön
- (Greek mythology) A Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or whom he had otherwise offended), who tried to warn his fellow citizens against the Trojan horse. He was killed for this, along with his two sons, by giant snakes sent by Minerva (or Poseidon, or Apollo).
- (Greek mythology) An Argonaut, son of Porthaon.
Translations
Trojan or Argonaut
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Dutch
Proper noun
Laocoön m
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