Laomedon

American  

[ley-om-i-don] / leɪˈɒm ɪˌdɒn /

noun

Classical Mythology.

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

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Laomedon British  

/ leɪˈɒmɪˌdɒn /

noun

1. Greek myth the founder and ruler of Troy, who cheated Apollo and Poseidon of their wage for constructing the city's walls; the father of Priam

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Example Sentences

She was the daughter of King Laomedon, who had cheated Apollo and Poseidon of their wages after at Zeus’s command they had built for the King the walls of Troy.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Laomedon promised, but when Hercules had slain the monster the King refused to pay.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Apollo himself is spoken of as a keeper of flocks, and the legends of his service as a herdsman with Laomedon and Admetus point in the same direction.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various

And how should they let me, if I would? or take the odious woman on their haughty ships? art thou ignorant, ah me, even in ruin, and knowest not yet the forsworn race of Laomedon?

From The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil

There he was condemned to build the walls of Troy for Laomedon, king of that city, who, in return, promised a handsome compensation.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)