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Ladon

American  
[leyd-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

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

“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

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