Laomedon

[ley-om-i-don]

noun Classical Mythology.

a king of Troy and the father of Priam, for whom the walls of Troy were built by Apollo and Poseidon.

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Historical Examples of laomedon

But Laomedon refused them payment, and incurred their displeasure.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)
Geoffrey Chaucer
Priam, some answer, paid the penalty of the perjury of his father Laomedon.
The City of God, Volume I
Aurelius Augustine
Then it is true that Laomedon hired Apollo and Neptune as his workmen.
The City of God, Volume I
Aurelius Augustine
As there was no other way of saving the life of his daughter, Laomedon consented.
The Story of Troy
Michael Clarke
Homer (Book v.) speaks of neas's horses as bred from mares which were put to the steeds of Laomedon.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)
Charles Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for laomedon

Laomedon

noun

Greek myth the founder and ruler of Troy, who cheated Apollo and Poseidon of their wage for constructing the city's walls; the father of Priam

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