Ladon
Publié le 17/01/2022
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Greek The dragon who guarded the garden
where the apples of the Hesperides were kept.
In this garden, on Mount Atlas, there was a tree that
bore golden fruit. The tree was a present from Gaia
to Hera on her marriage to Zeus. No mortals knew
the whereabouts of this sacred tree. It was the last
task of the hero Heracles to find and collect some of
the apples. This Heracles did with the help of Atlas, a
Titan. Heracles then killed the dragon, incurring the
wrath of Hera.
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- Ladon Greek The dragon who guarded the garden where the apples of the Hesperides were kept.
- Daphne (Laurel) Greek A Dryad or tree Nymph, daughter of the river god Ladon, or of Peneus, and Gaia.