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Laocoön

/leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/

Laocoön proper noun: 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).

laocoön: a Trojan priest of Poseidon (or Apollo, depending on the author), whose rules he had defied (or...
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Proper noun

Laocoön

  1. (Greek) 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).
  2. (Greek) An Argonaut, son of Porthaon.

Laocoön meaning in Indonesian, Persian and Thai

Laocoön in Indonesian

Trojan or Argonaut
Laokoon

Laocoön in Persian

Trojan or Argonaut
لائوکوئون

Laocoön in Thai

Trojan or Argonaut
เลอาโคอัน layaakoan

Forms of Laocoön

alternative formLaocoon
alternative formLaokoon

Origin of Laocoön

From Latin Lāocoōn, from Ancient Greek Λᾱοκόων (Lāokóōn).

Questions about Laocoön

What does Laocoön mean?
Laocoön means 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).
What is Laocoön in Indonesian?
Laocoön in Indonesian is Laokoon. See Laocoön meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Laocoön?
Laocoön is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Laocoön?
Laocoön is pronounced /leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/.

Words near Laocoön in the dictionary

  1. Laoag
  2. Laoang
  3. Laocheng
  4. Laocius
  5. Laocoon
  6. Laocoön
  7. laocracy
  8. laodah
  9. laodahs
  10. Laodicea
  11. laodicean

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