Laocoön

or La·oc·o·on, La·ok·o·ön, La·ok·o·on

[ ley-ok-oh-on ]

/ leɪˈɒk oʊˌɒn /

noun

Classical Mythology. a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans of the Trojan Horse, and who, with his two sons, was killed by two huge serpents sent by Athena or Apollo.

(italics) a late 2nd-century b.c. representation in marble of Laocoön and his sons struggling with the serpents: attributed to Agesander, Athenodorus, and Polydorus of Rhodes.

Words nearby Laocoön

Lanza, Lanzarote, Lanzhou, Lao, Laoag, Laocoön, Laodamas, Laodamia, Laodice, Laodicea, Laodicean

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British Dictionary definitions for Laocoön

Laocoon

/ (leɪˈɒkəʊˌɒn) /

noun

Greek myth a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans against the wooden horse left by the Greeks; killed with his twin sons by two sea serpents

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Cultural definitions for Laocoön

Laocoon

[ (lay-ok-oh-on) ]

In classical mythology, Laocoon was a priest in Troy during the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). When the Trojans discovered the Trojan horse outside their gates, Laocoon warned against bringing it into the city, remarking, “I am wary of Greeks even when they are bringing gifts.” (See “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.”) The god Poseidon, who favored the Greeks, then sent two enormous snakes after Laocoon. The creatures coiled themselves around the priest and his two sons, crushing them to death. Some sources say Athena sent the snakes.

单词	laocoön
释义	Laocoön or La·oc·o·on, La·ok·o·ön, La·ok·o·on [ ley-ok-oh-on ] / leɪˈɒk oʊˌɒn / noun Classical Mythology. a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans of the Trojan Horse, and who, with his two sons, was killed by two huge serpents sent by Athena or Apollo. (italics) a late 2nd-century b.c. representation in marble of Laocoön and his sons struggling with the serpents: attributed to Agesander, Athenodorus, and Polydorus of Rhodes. Words nearby Laocoön Lanza, Lanzarote, Lanzhou, Lao, Laoag, Laocoön, Laodamas, Laodamia, Laodice, Laodicea, Laodicean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Laocoön Laocoon / (leɪˈɒkəʊˌɒn) / noun Greek myth a priest of Apollo at Troy who warned the Trojans against the wooden horse left by the Greeks; killed with his twin sons by two sea serpents Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Laocoön Laocoon [ (lay-ok-oh-on) ] In classical mythology, Laocoon was a priest in Troy during the Trojan War (see also Trojan War). When the Trojans discovered the Trojan horse outside their gates, Laocoon warned against bringing it into the city, remarking, “I am wary of Greeks even when they are bringing gifts.” (See “Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.”) The god Poseidon, who favored the Greeks, then sent two enormous snakes after Laocoon. The creatures coiled themselves around the priest and his two sons, crushing them to death. Some sources say Athena sent the snakes. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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