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In [[Greek mythology]], '''Laomedon''' was a [[Troy|Trojan]] king, son of [[Ilus]] and father of [[Ganymede|Ganymedes]], [[Priam]], [[Astyoche]], [[Lampus]], [[Hicetaon]], [[Clytius]], [[Cilla]], [[Aethylla]], and [[Hesione]]. [[Tithonus]] is also described by most sources as Laomedon's eldest legitimate son; and most sources omit Ganymedes from the list of Laomedon's children. Laomedon's wife is variously named (Strymo, Leucippe, Zeuxippe, Placia, Thoösa). He also had a son named [[Bucolion]] by the nymph [[Abarbarea]], as recounted by [[Homer]] in the [[Iliad]].

Laomedon owned several horses with divine parentage, with whom [[Anchises]] secretly bred his own mares.

According to one story, Laomedon's son, Ganymedes, was kidnapped by [[Zeus]], who had fallen in love with the beautiful boy. Laomedon grieved for his son. Sympathetic, Zeus sent [[Hermes]] with two horses so swift they could run over water. Hermes also assured Laomedon that Ganymedes was immortal and would be the cupbearer for the gods, a position of much distinction. However, Ganymedes is more usually described as a son of [[Tros]], an earlier King of Troy and grandfather of Laomedon. Laomedon himself was son of [[Ilus]], son of Tros.

[[Poseidon]] and [[Apollo]], having offended [[Zeus]], were sent to serve King Laomedon. He had them build huge walls around the city and promised to reward them well, a promise he then refused to fulfill. In vengeance, before the [[Trojan War]], [[Poseidon]] sent a sea monster to attack Troy.

Laomedon planned on sacrificing his daughter Hesione to Poseidon in the hope of appeasing him. [[Heracles]] (along with [[Oicles]] and [[Telamon]]) rescued her at the last minute and killed both the monster and Laomedon and Laomedon's sons, save Podarces, who saved his own life by giving Heracles a golden veil Hesione had made (and therefore was afterwards called ''[[Priam]]'', from ''priamai'' 'to buy'). Telamon took Hesione as a war prize and married her; they had a son, [[Teucer]].

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Irlandos at 14:59, September 22, 2006