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LAOCOÖN AND HIS SONS
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Gods hate Troy, send snakes
A dad tries to save his sons
Fails miserably
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serpentine sculpture
legs twist, torso twists, head twists
pain, yet great beauty
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NOTE: Image from page 9 of The Marble Faun; or, The Romance of Monte Beni (1889). Laocoön has four syllables.
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