Ladon
[leyd-n]
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noun Classical Mythology.
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
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It was a far greater contest than that of Hercules with Ladon.
Modern Painters, Volume V (of 5)John Ruskin
The dragon Ladon was not able to defend the apples of Hesperides against Hercules.
Minor Poems by MiltonJohn Milton
Presumably this means the dragon Ladon in the garden of the Hesperides.
The Three Additions to Daniel, A StudyWilliam Heaford Daubney
It is sleepless Ladon on his high barrier keeping watch and ward over the Hesperian garden.
Demonology and Devil-loreMoncure Daniel Conway
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 1Rupert Hughes