Meaning of Ladon | Babel Free
Definitions
- Ladon (the river)
- Ladon (the dragon)
Examples
“Han ophørte ei at forfølge hende, og, da hun ingen Redning mere saae for sig, fordi Ladons Vande spærrede hende Veien, anraabte hun Søstrene om Hielp, som forvandlede hende til et Rør.”
He did not cease pursuing her, and, when she no longer saw any salvation for herself, as the waters of La don blocked her way, she invoked the sisters for help, who turned her into a reed.
“... saavelsom de tildeels saare skjönne Bredder af Floderne Erymanthos og Ladon, der begge falde i Alpheus, ...”
... as well as the in part quite beautiful shores of the rivers of Erymanthos and Ladon, both of which fall in Alpheus, ...
“... vi kom nu til Rufia, de gamles Ladon, en flod ligesaa stor som selve Alfeios, ...”
... we presently came to Rufie, the Ladon of the elders, a river just as big as Alfeios itself, ...
“Det er dragen Ladon, som har givet mikronationen dens navn. I den græske mytologi vogter Ladon et træ med guldæbler.”
The micronation has taken its name from the dragon Ladon. In Greek mythology, Ladon guards a tree of golden apples.
“Dens navn er Ladon, og den har hundrede hoveder og sover aldrig; men det hjælper den ikke, Herakles er en halvgud.”
Its name is Ladon, and it has a hundred heads and never sleeps; but that does not help it, Heracles is a demigod.
“Paa evig grønne Grene, dér brysted / Dragen Ladon sig i ædle Stenes Harnisk / Og skærped gylden Klo og Sølvertand, ...”
On eternally green branches / Ladon the dragon showed off in gem armor / And sharpened golden claw and silver tooth, ...
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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