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Laocoon

Laocoon is the alternative spelling of Laocoön.

Meaning of Laocoön

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.

Questions about Laocoon

What is Laocoon the alternative spelling of?
Laocoon is the alternative spelling of Laocoön.

Words near Laocoon in the dictionary

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

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