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A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)

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  1. n. A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.)
  2. n. A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoon, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.
  3. 1. (Class. Myth.) A class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/priest">priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.) 2. (Sculp.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome, representing the priest Laocoön, with his sons, infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by Virgil.
  4. n. (Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them