Laocoön

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lā ok′ō on′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
La•oc•o•ön  (lā ok′ō on′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mythology[Class. Myth.]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.
  2. (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.
Also, La•oc′o•on′, Laokoön, Laokoon. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Laocoon / leɪˈɒkəʊˌɒn/
  1. 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
'Laocoön' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Laokoön - Polydorus

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