Laocoön
The celebrated Laocoön (1) group, discovered in 1506, is considered a masterpiece of Antiquity sculpture.
Meaning
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).
- An Argonaut, son of Porthaon.
Origin
- From Latin Lāocoōn, from Ancient Greek Λᾱοκόων.
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