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Ladon

[ leyd-n ]

/ ˈleɪd 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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Words nearby Ladon

ladleful, ladle out, lad lit, lad mag, Ladoga, Ladon, ladrone, Ladrone Islands, lad's love, lady, lady apple

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How to use Ladon in a sentence

The apples granted immortality and had been guarded by Ladon, a hundred-headed dragon.
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Her temple stood upon the river Ladon, and she had this name given to her by the people of the place.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant
The two brigades following in rear (37th and 39th) had a sharp encounter on the 24th at Ladon and Maizires.
The Franco-German War of 1870-71|Count Helmuth, von Moltke
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

These goddesses lived on Mount Atlas, and the serpent Ladon helped them to guard their precious trust.
A History of Art for Beginners and Students|Clara Erskine Clement
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