Laocoön
Trojan priest in Greek and Roman mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Laocoon (disambiguation).
Laocoön (/leɪˈɒkoʊˌɒn, -kəˌwɒn/;[1][2][lower-alpha 1] Ancient Greek: Λαοκόων, romanized: Laokóōn, IPA: [laokóɔːn], gen.: Λαοκόοντος) is a figure in Greek and Roman mythology and the Epic Cycle. Laocoön is a Trojan priest. He and his two young sons are attacked by giant serpents, sent by the gods when Laocoön argued against bringing the Trojan horse into the city. The story of Laocoön has been the subject of numerous artists, both in ancient and in more contemporary times.