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Ladon

Ladon

Ladon

Ladon was the dragon with a hundred heads which guarded the golden apples of Hesperides. Ladon could also speak with countless different voices. Ladon was an offspring of Typhon and Echidna, or of Phorcys and Ceto.

In his eleventh labour, Heracles was ordered to fetch the golden apples for Eurystheus. According to the most popular tradition, Heracles got the Titan Atlas to retrieve the apples. Alternative sources say that Heracles fetched the apples himself, after killing Ladon.