LADON

Meaning of LADON in English

[Greek] The hundred-headed dragon who guards the garden of the Hesperides and in it the tree with the golden apples. Some sources say that he is a child of Typhon and Echidna, other mention the dragon as a child of Phorcys.

Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012

LADON — /layd"n/ , n. Class. Myth. a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
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LURE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~, leure, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German luoder bait; perhaps …
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HESPERIDES — — Hesperidian /hes'peuh rid"ee euhn/ , adj. /he sper"i deez'/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a. ( used with a …
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APPLES OF THE HESPERIDES — Class. Myth. the golden apples given to Hera as a wedding gift. They were in the safekeeping of the Hesperides …
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LURE — I. ˈlu̇r noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French lure, leure, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German luoder bait; …
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LURE — [lure] n [ME, fr. MF loire, of Gmc origin; akin to MHG luoder bait; perh. akin to OE lathian to …
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HESPERIDES — ( (Greek: "Daughters of Evening"), ) singular Hesperis, in Greek mythology, clear-voiced maidens who guarded the tree bearing golden apples …
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ECHIDNA — (Greek: Snake), monster of Greek mythology, half-woman, half-serpent. Her parents were either the sea deities Phorcys and Ceto or Chrysaor, …
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DAPHNE — in Greek mythology, the personification of the laurel (Greek daphne), a tree whose leaves, formed into garlands, were particularly associated …
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PHORCYS — [Greek] A Greek sea-god, son of Pontus and Gaia. He is the father of the Hesperides, the nymphs Thoosa and …
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HESPERIDES — [Greek] The Hesperides are nymphs who live in a beautiful garden, situated in the Arcadian Mountains (Greece) or, alternatively, at …
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ECHIDNA — [Greek] Echidna is the hideous mate of Typhon and the daughter of Ceto. She has the head of a beautiful …
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DESPOINA — [Greek] According to the ancient authors Despoina was the daughter of Demeter and Poseidon, worshipped at Arcadia in the Peloponnesus. …
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APPLES OF THE HESPERIDES — [Greek heroic] Heracles on his penultimate task was asked to pluck three golden apples from the tree of the Hesperides, …
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