Definitions for Laomedon

Laomedon La·om·e·don

Spelling: [ley-om-i-don]
IPA: /leɪˈɒm ɪˌdɒn/

Laomedon is a 8 letter English word.

You can make 309 anagrams from letters in Laomedon (adelmnoo).

Definitions for Laomedon

noun

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

Examples for Laomedon

At last he met Laomedon, took him prisoner, and brought him back to Egypt.

Priam, some answer, paid the penalty of the perjury of his father Laomedon.

I wonder that famous diviner Apollo toiled at so huge a work, and never suspected Laomedon was going to cheat him of his pay.

Then it is true that Laomedon hired Apollo and Neptune as his workmen.

Homer (Book v.) speaks of neas's horses as bred from mares which were put to the steeds of Laomedon.

King Anchises stole the blood by putting his mares to them without Laomedon's knowledge, and they bore him six foals.

As there was no other way of saving the life of his daughter, Laomedon consented.

Laomedon tried in vain to save her, but the lot was cast, and nothing could avert the appointed sacrifice.

Anchises brought his mares to them in the time of Laomedon without leave, and thus got possession of the breed.

But Laomedon refused them payment, and incurred their displeasure.

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