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  1. 1. n. A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war. (See 2.) Source: opted
  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. Source: opted
  3. 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. Source: webster
  4. 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 Source: ecdict

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