laocoon - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'laocoon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Laocoon

[ n.]

- A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
- A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.

Nearby Words:

laodicean

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