Laocoon

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ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Lāŏcŏon: (Laucŏon), ontis, m., = Λαοκόων,
I a son of Priam and Hecaba, priest of the Thymbrean Apollo, who was killed, with his two sons, at the altar by two serpents, Verg. A. 2, 41; 201; Hyg. Fab. 135: sicut in Laocoonte, in the statue of Laocoon, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 37.—Form Laucoön, Petr. 89.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Lāŏcŏōn,¹³ ontis, m. (Λαοκόων), troyen, prêtre d’Apollon : Virg. En. 2, 41 ; Hyg. Fab. 135. forme Laucoon Petr. 89, 1, 43.

Latin > German (Georges)

Lāocoōn, ontis, Akk. onta, m. (Λαοκόων), ein Priester Neptuns in Troja, der warnend das hölzerne Roß mit einem Wurfspieß durchbohrte u. deshalb nebst seinen zwei Söhnen von zwei ungeheuren Schlangen umschlungen u. getötet wurde, Verg. Aen. 2, 41 sqq. u. 201 sqq. Hyg. fab. 135. – Über die noch erhaltene Gruppe des Laokoon in weißem Marmor s. Plin. 36, 37. – / In Hdschrn. auch Lāucoōn, s. Wagner orthogr. Verg. p. 444 u. Georges Lexik. d. lat. Wortf. S. 379.