Laodamia
Americannoun
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a daughter of Acastus who killed herself so that she could join her husband, Protesilaus, in the underworld.
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(in theIliad ) the mother, by Zeus, of Sarpedon.
Example Sentences
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Greek mythology also gave us Laodamia, who, devastated after the death of her husband in the Trojan war, had a bronze likeness made of him.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2017
They had Hermes bring him up from the dead to see once again his deeply mourning wife, Laodamia.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Familiar examples are Wordsworth's To a Skylark and his fine Laodamia.
From The Principles of English Versification by Paull Franklin Baum
Laodamia in her sorrow prayed to the gods that she might see her husband again on earth.
From The Story of Troy by Michael Clarke
The parting was too much for the fond Laodamia.
From The Story of Troy by Michael Clarke
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