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Laocoön

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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Scripts Λαοκόων(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

From Greek Λαοκόων (Laokoon), of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology this was the name of a Trojan priest who warned against accepting the wooden horse left by the Greeks. He and his sons were strangled by sea serpents sent by the gods.

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