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| Aganemnohad |
| Laocoon |
| Antiphantes |
| Thymbraeus |
Your answer was: Laocoon. |
Answer: In the classical Greek mythology story of the Trojan War, it was Laocoon, a priest from Troy, who opposed bringing the wooden horse into the city. How does this relate to Vatican stamps? Well, on January 14, 1506 a statue of Laocoon and his two sons, Antiphantes and Thymbraeus, was discovered in a vineyard near the Baths of Titus on the Coole Oppio hill in Rome. Pope Julius II (1503-1513) purchased the sculptural group and placed it in the Vatican. Eventually these statues were placed in the Courtyard of the Statues and images have been used to produce commemorate stamps for the 500th anniversary of the Vatican Museum. 
 500th Anniversary Of The Vatican Musuem Loacoon, Sons & Sea Snakes Scott 1338-1340 (2006) See Also • Fifth Centenary Of The Vatican Museums UFN Bulletin 2006 • New Issues Vatican Stamp Volume 55 Issue 6 May 2007 Pages 1,4,5 • Kelly Richman-Abdou All About ‘Laocoön and His Sons’: A Marble Masterpiece From the Hellenistic Period My Modern Met (website) January 9, 2019 - https://mymodernmet.com/laocoon-and-his-sons-statue/ |
