{"id":829,"date":"2021-04-30T09:44:38","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T08:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/?page_id=829"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:57:38","slug":"the-dragon-pair-laocoon-and-his-sons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/the-dragon-pair-laocoon-and-his-sons\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dragon Pair (Devours Laocoon and Sons)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/the-dragon-pair-laocoon-and-his-sons\/petronius\/\">Petronius<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1506 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/files\/2021\/04\/Dragons-against-L-and-sons-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/04\/Dragons-against-L-and-sons-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/575\/2021\/04\/Dragons-against-L-and-sons.jpg 583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/the-dragon-pair-laocoon-and-his-sons\/quintus-smyrnaeus\/\">Quintus Smyrnaeus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/the-dragon-pair-laocoon-and-his-sons\/schol-homer-iliad\/\">Schol. 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