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PRONUNCIATION OF LAOMEDON

Laomedon  [leɪˈɒmɪˌdɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAOMEDON

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Laomedon is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LAOMEDON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Laomedon

Laomedon

In Greek mythology, Laomedon (/leɪˈɒmɨdɒn/; Ancient Greek: Λαομέδων) was a Trojan king, son of Ilus, nephew of Ganymede and Assaracus, and father of Priam, Astyoche, Lampus, Hicetaon, Clytius, Cilla, Proclia, Aethilla, Medesicaste, Clytodora, and Hesione. Tithonus is also described by most sources as Laomedon's eldest legitimate son; and most sources omit Ganymedes from the list of Laomedon's children, but indicate him as his uncle instead. Laomedon's possible wives are Placia, Strymo (or Rhoeo) and Leucippe; by the former he begot Tithonus and by the latter King Priam (see John Tzetzes' Scholia in Lycophronem 18 («ὁ μὲν γὰρ Πρίαμος ἦν Λευκίππης, ὁ δὲ Τιθωνὸς Ῥοιοῦς ἢ Στρυμοῦς τῆς Σκαμάνδρου θυγατρὸς υἱός»: "Priamus was the son of Leucippe, whereas Tithonus was the son of Rhoeo or Strymo, the daughter of Scamander")). He also had a son named Bucolion by the nymph Calybe, as recounted by Homer in the Iliad (6.22). Dictys Cretensis (4.22) added Thymoetes to the list of Laomedon's children.

Definition of Laomedon in the English dictionary

The definition of Laomedon in the dictionary is the founder and ruler of Troy, who cheated Apollo and Poseidon of their wage for constructing the city's walls; the father of Priam.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAOMEDON


celadon
ˈsɛləˌdɒn
chaetodon
ˈkiːtəʊˌdɒn
diprotodon
daɪˈprəʊtəʊˌdɒn
Euroclydon
jʊˈrɒklɪˌdɒn
iguanodon
ɪˈɡwɑːnəˌdɒn
Macedon
ˈmæsɪˌdɒn
mastodon
ˈmæstəˌdɒn
megalodon
ˈmɛɡələʊˌdɒn
methadon
ˈmeθəˌdɒn
Mogadon
ˈmɒɡəˌdɒn
mylodon
ˈmaɪləˌdɒn
Myrmidon
ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn
pteranodon
teˈrænəˌdɒn
smilodon
ˈsmɪləˌdɒn
sphenodon
ˈsfiːnəˌdɒn
stegodon
ˈstɛɡəˌdɒn
Telidon
ˈtɛlɪˌdɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAOMEDON

Lanzarote
Lanzhou
lanzknecht
Lao
Lao Zi
Lao-tzu
Laoag
Laocoon
Laodicea
Laodicea ad Mare
laodicean
laogai
Laoighis
Laois
Laos
Laotian
Laotze

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAOMEDON

acotyledon
boustrophedon
cotyledon
dicotyledon
eudicotyledon
monocotyledon
parallelepipedon
polycotyledon
primitive dicotyledon
Redon
Sarpedon
Wimbledon

Synonyms and antonyms of Laomedon in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Laomedon» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Laomedon
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Laomedonte
570 millions of speakers

English

Laomedon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Laomedon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Laomedon
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Laomedon
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Laomedon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Laomedon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Laomédon
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laomedon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laomedon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Laomedon
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Laomedon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laomedon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Laomedon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Laomedon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाओमेडन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Laomedon´un
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Laomedonte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Laomedon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Laomedon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Laomedon
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Λαομέδοντα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Laomedon
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Laomedon
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Laomedon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Laomedon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAOMEDON»

The term «Laomedon» is used very little and occupies the 151.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAOMEDON» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAOMEDON»

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Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology
LAOMEDON In Greek mythology, Laomedon was a king of Troy. His name became a byword for anyone who reneges on a deal. He behaved unscrupulously toward gods and mortals alike, and his conduct brought him to a violent end.
‎2005
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The Iliad: Structure, Myth, and Meaning
Laomedon establishes the Trojans as breakers of sacred oaths, and prefigures their present-time breaking of sworn oaths in book 4 (discussed below). Such cheating Is themat1c on Laomedon s part. 1 lepolemos and Sarpedon relate how  ...
Bruce Louden, 2006
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Python: A Study of Delphic Myth and Its Origins
LAOMEDON AND HESIONE Herakles gave the apples to Athena after he had brought them back to Argos, as Perseus gave her the Gorgon's head that he had won in the same region; so that from beginning to end Herakles' ...
Joseph Eddy Fontenrose, 1959
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The Rosary Cantoral: Ritual and Social Design in a Chantbook ...
Laomedon, the king of Troy, was the son of Ilion as Homer writes in the Iliad [2o. 236]. The ancients say that this Laomedon wanted to surround Ilion [Troy] with walls and he arrived at an agreement with Apollo and Neptune wherein they would ...
Lorenzo F. Candelaria, 2008
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Totius latinitatis lexicon: C-E (1861)
When Laomedon built Troy, Poseidon and Apollo, who had revolted against Zeus , were doomed to serve Laomedon for wages, and accordingly Poseidon built the walls of Troy, while Apollo attended to the king's flocks on Mount Ida. (Horn.
Egidio Forcellini, Vincenzo De-Vit, Giuseppe Furlanetto, 1854
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The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama
The son of Ilus, Laomedon was a king of TROY and the father of, among others, PRIAM and HESIONE .APOLLO and POSEIDON built walls for TROY during Laomedon's kingship but then inflicted hardship on the town when Laomedon did not ...
John E. Thorburn, 2005
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
When Laomedon built Troy, Poseidon and Apollo, who had revolted against Zeus , were doomed to serve Laomedon for wages, and accordingly Poseidon built the walls of Troy, while Apollo attended to the king's nocks on Mount Ida. (Horn.
Smith, 1846
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Who's Who in Classical Mythology
When Laomedon succeeded him as king, the gods Apollo and Poseidon, who had rebelled against Zeus and were therefore obliged for a whole year to work in the service of a mortal man, came to him and offered to build a wall round Troy for  ...
Michael Grant, John Hazel, 2004
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Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
When Laomedon built Troy, Poseidon and Apollo, who had revolted against Zeus , were doomed to serve Laomedon for wages, and accordingly Poseidon built the walls of Troy, while Apollo attended to the king's flocks on Mount Ida. (Horn.
Sir William Smith, 1846
10
Becoming Achilles: Child-Sacrifice, War, and Misrule in the ...
servitude to a mortal king, Priam's father, Laomedon. Thus Leto evidently lends her mighty son to Hera in her coup attempt against Zeus, just as Thetis lends her son to Hera to prosecute her revenge on Trojan substitutes for Zeus—and the ...
Richard Holway, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAOMEDON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Laomedon is used in the context of the following news items.
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Going Places, Near & Far: Odyssey by Bike & Boat Through the …
The east pediment depicted the campaign of Herakles against King Laomedon, and the west the Greek expedition under Agamemnon against ... «The Island Now, Jun 15»
2
The Ancient Ruins of Salamis, the Once Thriving Port City of Cyprus
... legend, the founder of Salamis, Teucer, was the son of King Telamon and his wife Hesione, who was the daughter of King Laomedon of Troy. «Ancient Origins, Apr 15»
3
Steffen Peters Punches Ticket to Vegas on Final Day of Capistrano …
Peters' new personal-best score of 80.925% aboard Four Winds Farm's Westphalian gelding (Laomedon x Fuerstin by Florestan II) was good ... «EquiSearch, Mar 15»
4
Tour the Amphipolis tomb with stunning animation
In the past, the lion has been associated with Laomedon of Mytilene, one of Alexander's military commanders who became governor of Syria ... «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
5
Greek Mystery Tomb Occupant to Be Revealed Soon
Names made in the heated guessing game include Androsthenes, Laomedon and Nearchus, Alexander's admirals, battlefield general ... «Discovery News, Dec 14»
6
Secret vault discovered underneath Amphipolis tomb
The historian Diogenes Laertius said that Laomedon was banished by Alexander the Great's father, Philip II but returned to Macedonia when ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
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Latest images of Alexander the Great-era tomb mosaic shows …
The historian Diogenes Laertius said that Laomedon was banished by Alexander the Great's father, Philip II but returned to Macedonia when ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
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Harvard Study: Amphipolis Tomb Belongs to Laomedon
laomedon The vast hype surrounding the newly-excavated Amphipolis tomb has academics scrambling to their Greek histories in search of all ... «Greek Reporter, Oct 14»
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Amphipolis Tomb May Belong to Alexander the Great's Mother
Other possible candidates include Alexander's admirals Androsthenes, Laomedon and Nearchus; his generals Hephaestion and Antigonus ... «History, Sep 14»
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13 Alexander-Era Figures Who May Be Buried in the Amphipolis Tomb
Alexander the Great's three admirals are closely connected to Amphipolis. Androsthenes and Laomedon were born there while Nearchus was ... «Greek Reporter, Sep 14»

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