Laocoön

English

Etymology

From Latin Lāocoōn, from Ancient Greek Λᾱοκόων (Lāokóōn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /leɪˈɒkɵ.ɒn/
  • IPA(key): /leɪˈɒkoʊˌɒn/, /leɪˈɒkəˌwɒn/

Proper noun

Laocoön

The celebrated Laocoön (1) group, discovered in 1506, is considered a masterpiece of Antiquity sculpture.
  1. (Greek mythology) 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 mythology) An Argonaut, son of Porthaon.

Translations

Dutch

Proper noun

Laocoön ?

  1. (mythology) Laocoön, the Trojan priest.
  2. (mythology) Laocoön, the Argonaut.

Latin

Proper noun

Lāocoō̈n m (genitive Lāocoō̈ntis); third declension

  1. Alternative form of Lāocoōn

Declension

Third declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Lāocoō̈n
Genitive Lāocoō̈ntis
Dative Lāocoō̈ntī
Accusative Lāocoō̈ntem
Ablative Lāocoō̈nte
Vocative Lāocoō̈n
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