Laomedon

American  

[lay-om-i-don] / leɪˈɒm ɪˌdɒn /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. 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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Laomedon British  

/ leɪˈɒmɪˌdɒn /

noun

1. 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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Laomedon

Laomedon promised, but when Hercules had slain the monster the King refused to pay.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

She was the daughter of King Laomedon, who had cheated Apollo and Poseidon of their wages after at Zeus’s command they had built for the King the walls of Troy.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Apollo himself is spoken of as a keeper of flocks, and the legends of his service as a herdsman with Laomedon and Admetus point in the same direction.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

Ilus was the father of Laomedon, under whom Apollo and Poseidon, in mortal form, went through a temporary servitude—the former tending his flocks, the latter building the walls of Ilium.

From Ancient States and Empires by John Lord

According to our opponent's opinion, Laomedon was noble, and Dardanus ignoble during life.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. by Henry Cabot Lodge