Ladon

[ leyd-n ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

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

Example Sentences

The apples granted immortality and had been guarded by Ladon, a hundred-headed dragon.

From Ozy

Her temple stood upon the river Ladon, and she had this name given to her by the people of the place.

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The two brigades following in rear (37th and 39th) had a sharp encounter on the 24th at Ladon and Maizires.

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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.

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These goddesses lived on Mount Atlas, and the serpent Ladon helped them to guard their precious trust.

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While performing this labor he had a terrible struggle with Ladon, and some accounts say that he killed the monster.

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