Laocoön

Or La·oc·o·on,

[ley-ok-oh-on]

noun

1. 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.

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.

Laocoon

/ leɪˈɒkəʊˌɒn /

noun

1. 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

Laocoon

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Last Generation has said it had targeted the Laocoon statue, which is believed to have been carved in Rhodes in 40-30 B.C., because of the symbolic story behind it.

From Seattle Times

Last Generation said the group targeted the Laocoon statue, which is believed to have been carved in Rhodes in 40-30 B.C., because of the symbolic story behind it.

From Seattle Times

In 1506, around the time he traveled there, one of the most famous sculptures of antiquity, the “Laocoon,” was excavated from a vineyard in Rome.

From Washington Post

Here stand some of the most renowned masterpieces of classical sculpture including the Apollo Belvedere and the Laocoon.

From The Guardian

Cal and Aron were assigned to the seventh grade because of their age, and they learned every shadow of its picture—Laocoon completely wrapped in snakes.

From Literature