A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. by William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood.

720 LAOMEDON.'LA:PHRIA.
of his, viz., -Hesione or Theaneira, Cilla and Asty- 52.) This he was still allowed to retain on the
oche, instead of whom others mention Aethylla, second partition at Triparadeisus, but it was not
Medesicaste, and Procleia. (Tzetz. ad Lycoph. long before the provinces of Phoenicia and Coele
232, 467, 921.) When Laomedon built Troy, Syria excited the cupidity of his powerful neighbour
Poseidon and Apollo, who had revolted against Ptolemy. The Egyptian king at first offered LaoZeus, were doomed to serve Laomedon for wages, medon a large sum of money in exchange for his
and accordingly Poseidon built the walls of Troy, government; but the latter having rejected his
while Apollo attended to the king's flocks on overtures, he sent Nicanor with an army to invade
Mount Ida. (Hom. II. xxi. 446, comp. vii. 452.) Syria. Laomedon was unable to offer any effectual
According to some, Poseidon was assisted in the resistance: he was made prisoner by Nicanor, and
building of the walls by Aeacus; and the part sent into Egypt, from whence, however, he maconstructed by the latter was the weakest, where naged to effect his escape, and join Alcetas in
the wall might be destroyed. (Pind. 01. viii. 41, Pisidia. (Arrian. ap. Plot. p. 71, b; Died. xviii.
with the Schol., and Schol. ad Eurip. Orest. 1373.) 39, 43; Appian, Syr. 52.) There can be no doubt
Apollodorus (ii. 59) states that Poseidon and that he took part in the subsequent contest of
Apollo came to Laomedon of their own accord, in Alcetas, Attalus, and the other surviving partizans
order to try him. When the two gods had done of Perdiccas against Antigonus, and shared in the
their work, Laomedon refused them the reward he final overthrow of that party (B. c. 320), but his
had promised them, and expelled them from his individual fate is not mentioned. [E. H. B.]
dominions. (Hom. n. xxi. 441, &c.; Horat. Care. LAON (Adiwv), an Athenian comic poet, who is
iii. 3, 21.) According to a tradition not mentioned mentioned by Stobaeus (Flor. cxxiii. 5), and of
by Homer, Poseidon punished the breach of pro- whose works a single line is preserved by Dicaemise by sending a marine monster into the territory archus. (Vit. Graec. p. 28, ed. Buttmann.) It is
of Troy, which ravaged the whole country. By doubtful whether he belongs to the old or to the
the command of an oracle, the Trojans were obliged, middle comedy. (Meineke, Hist. C)rit. Co17. Graec.
from time to time, to sacrifice a maiden to the pp. 492, 493; Fabric. Bibl. Graec. vol. ii. p.
monster; and on one occasion it was decided by 452.) [P. S.]
lot that Hesione, the daughter of Laomedon him- LAO'NICUS CHALCOCONDYLES. [CHALself, should be the victim. But it happened that COCONDYLEs.]
Heracles was just returning from his expedition LAO'NOME (Aawovd71), the wife of Alcaeus,
against the Amazons, and he promised to save the and mother of Amphitryo. (Paus. viii. 14; Ammaiden, if Laomedon would give him the horses PHITRYO.) [L. S.]
which Tros had once received from Zeus as a corn- LAOPHONTE (AaoPJv7'), a daughter of
pensation for Ganymedes. Laomedon promised Pleuron, and wife of Thestius, by whom she had
to give them to Heracles, but again broke his word Althaea and Leto. (Apollod. i. 7. ~ 7; Schol. ad
when Heracles had killed the monster and saved Apollon. R7Lod. i. 146.) [L. S.]
Hesione. Hereupon Heracles sailed with a squadron LAO'THOE (Aaomio), a daughter of Altes,
of six ships against Troy, and killed Laomedon, king of the Leleges: she became by Priam the
with all his sons, except Podarces (Priam), and mother of Lycaon and Polydorus. (Heom. I1. xxi.
gave Hesione to Telamon. Hesione ransomed her 85.) [L. S.]
brother Priam with her veil. (Hom. n. v. 265, LAPERSAE (Aaerepoar or AatrepmoL), a sur640, &c., xxiii. 348; Schol. ad ni. xx. 145, xxi. name of the Dioscuri, which they derived from the
442; Apollod. ii. 5. ~ 9, 6. ~ 4; Died. iv. 32, 49; Attic demus of Lapersae (Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 511,
Hygin. Fab. 89.) His tomb existed in the neigh- 1369), or, according to others, from a mountain in
bourhood of the Scaean gate; and it was believed Laconia. (Steph. Byz. s. v. Aar'prrea; Eustath.
that Troy would be safe so long as the tomb re- ad Hone. pp, 230, 295.) [L. S.]
mained uninjured. (Serv. ad Aen. ii. 241; Ov. LAPE'RSIUS (Aavr polor), a surname of Zeus,
AMet. xi. 696.) derived from the Attic demus of Lapersae. (Lycoph.
There is a:lother mythical person of the name 1369, with the Schol.) [L. S.]
of Laomedon (Apollod. ii. 7. ~ 8). [L. S.] LAPHAES (Aacpqcs), of Phlius, a statuary of
LAO'MEDON (Aaoes'owv) of Mytilene, son the early period of Greek art. His wooden statue
of Larichus, was one of Alexander's generals, and of Heracles at Sicyon is mentioned by Pausanias
appears to have enjoyed a high place in his con- (ii. 10. ~ 1), who also conjectured that the colossal
fidence even before the death of Philip, as he was wooden statue of Apollo, at Aegeira in Achaia,
one of those banished by that monarch. (together was the work of the same artist, from the resemwith his brother Erigyius, Ptolemy, Nearchus, and blance in style between it and the Heracles (vii.
others) for taking part in the intrigues of the young 26. ~ 3, or 6). [P. S.]
prince. (Arrian. Anab. iii. 6.) After the death LAPH1PAEUS (Aa(ppaeos), a surname of Apollo
of Philip, Laomedon, in common with the others at Calydon. (Strab. x. p. 459, where, however,
who had suffered on this occasion, was held by some read AaOpa~os.) [L. S.1
Alexander in the highest honour: he accompanied LA'PHRIA (Aampia), a surname of Artemis
him to Asia, where, on account of his acquaintance among the Calydonians, from whom the worship of
with the Persian language, he was appointed to the goddess was introduced at Naupactus and
the charge of the captives. (Arrian. 1. c.) Though Patrae, in Achaia. At the latter place it was not
his name is not afterwards mentioned during the established till the time of Augustus, but it became
wars of Alexander, the high consideration he en- the occasion of a great annual festival. (Paus. iv.
joyed is sufficiently attested by his obtaining in the 31. ~ 6,. vii. 18. ~ 6, &c.; Schol. ad Eurip. Orest.
division of the provinces, after the king's death, the 1087.) The name Laphria was traced back to a
important government of Syria. (Diod. xviii. 3; hero, Laphrius, son of Castalius, who was said to have
Arrian. ap. Phot. p. 69, a; Dexipp. ap. Phot. p. instituted her worship at Calydon. Laphria was
64, a; Justin. xiii. 4; Curt. x. 10; Appian. Syr. also a surname of Athena. (Lycoph. 356.) [L. S.]