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Ladon

American  
[layd-n] / ˈleɪd n /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.


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Specialist Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, was one of the three reservists killed in a drone attack on a US military base in Jordan on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

Scottie Ladon Dixon of Altmore, Alabama, also had his sentence commuted.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

“A hairpin? How will this slay Ladon, pretty one?”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

“I ... I am afraid. Ladon will stop me. My sisters, if they found out. . . they would disown me.”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

The dragon Ladon was writhing now, a hundred heads whipping around, tongues flickering and tasting the air.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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