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Meaning of Laocoon in English
Pronunciation
/leɪˈɑkoʊˌɑn/
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Noun
Laocoon
Definitions
1.
(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse
Examples
« a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons kill »