Greek mythology
Laocoon
The priest strangled by serpents for warning Troy
- Mythology
- Greek mythology
- Group
- Mortal · War
- Appears in
- Fall of Troy
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Laocoon is a Trojan priest who alone sees the danger of the wooden horse, hurling his spear into its flank and crying that he fears the Greeks even bearing gifts. As he prepares to sacrifice, two great serpents rise from the sea and crush him and his two sons in their coils. The Trojans take it as a sign that he offended the gods, and drag the horse inside to their doom.
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Fall of Troy
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- Who is Laocoon?
- Laocoon is a Trojan priest who alone sees the danger of the wooden horse, hurling his spear into its flank and crying that he fears the Greeks even bearing gifts. As he prepares to sacrifice, two great serpents rise from the sea and crush him and his two sons in their coils.
- Which mythology does Laocoon belong to?
- Laocoon belongs to Greek mythology.
- Which stories does Laocoon appear in?
- Laocoon appears in Fall of Troy, told as chaptered audio dramas in MythologyNow.
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