LAOCOON

(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse

• Priest who warned against the Trojan horse

• Priest who warned the Trojans not to accept the wooden horse

• A god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them