Ladon

[ leyd-n ]

/ ˈleɪd n /

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

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The eleventh labour was the fetching of the golden apples, guarded by the dragon Ladon, from the garden of the Hesperides.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales|Geoffrey Chaucer
The dragon Ladon was not able to defend the apples of Hesperides against Hercules.
Minor Poems by Milton|John Milton
Demeter, at first enraged, afterwards calmed down, and washed herself in the river Ladon by way of purification.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10|Various
He pursued and she begged aid of certain nymphs who lived in a houseboat on the river Ladon.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1|Rupert Hughes

While performing this labor he had a terrible struggle with Ladon, and some accounts say that he killed the monster.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students|Clara Erskine Clement