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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

“A hairpin? How will this slay Ladon, pretty one?”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

I’d almost forgotten her scrape with Ladon the dragon.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

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

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