LAOCOON

Laocoon

(noun) (Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them

Source: WordNet® 3.1


La*oc"o*ön, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.

1. (Class. Myth.)

Definition: A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)

2. (Sculp.)

Definition: A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoön, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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