
laadon (puraanam)

laadon (; purathana greeka λάδων; jenne.: λάδωνος "ladonos") greak puraanatthile oru rakshasanaayirunnu, hesperideukalude poonthottatthile swarnna aappilukal samrakshikkunna draagan.
kudumbam.
hesiodinte "theogani" anusarichu, forsikaludeyum settoyudeyum santhathikalil avasaanatheyaalaayirunnu laadon. ennirunnaalum, roadsile "argonatica" yile apolloniasinekkurichu oru pandithan, hesiodine typhoninte makan ennu vilikkunnathayi udharikkunnu, roadsile apolloniasinekkurichu athe pandithan bhoomiyil ninnu janicha laadon ennu vilikkunna oru "piesandros" avakaashappedunnu. puraanakaaranaaya apollodorus ladonine hyginus ferricideukalum aavarthikkunna bheemakaaramaaya typhoninteyum ekidnayudeyum santathi ennu vilikkunnu; athupole, ladonine settsasinte "chilliades" ennathil typhoninte makan ennu vilikkunnu.
tolami hefestionte "puthiya charithram" anusarichu, fotius thante "bibliotheca" yill rekhappeduthiyittullathu, laadon nemian simhathinte sahodaranaayirunnu.
puranangal.
hesperideukalude thottatthile maratthinu chuttum valachu valachu swarnna aappilukal samrakshikkunna sarppatheppolulla dragonayirunnu laadon. addehathinte anusaranathil, chaaranmar ladonine vaanum ambum upayogichu kollukayum apple kondupovukayum cheythu. pittennu, jayson argonottukalum colchisil ninnu avarude chthonik madakkayaathrayiloode kadannupoyi, naalu hesperideukalil onnaaya "thilangunna" eegilinte vilaapavum ippozhum izhayunna ladonine kaanukayum cheythu. puraanatthinte mattoru pathippil, laadon orikkalum kollapedunnilla, pakaram apple veendedukkaan heracles titan devanaaya atlasine labhikkunnu. athe samayam, heracles aakaashathe pidichukondu atlasinte sthaanam ettedukkunnu.
maratthinu chuttum churuttiyirikkunna draagan (laadon) chithram, yadhaarthathil kizhakkan, minovan srothassukalil ninnulla hellenikal sweekarichathu, greak kudakal varachathil ninnu parichithamaanu. randaam noottaandil olimbiyayile treasurykalil posanias devadaaru maratthil oru purathana aaraadhanaachithravum herakkilukalude apple maravum paambu chuttum churuttiyirunnu.
svarnnaviralukal niranja aadukalude koottatthe samrakshikkunna oru manushya idayan enna nilayil diodorus sikulas ladoninecurich oru yuvemerist vyaakhyaanam nalkunnu, "ennaal atharam kaaryangale sambandhichidatholam swantham vishwaasathinu anusrithamaayi atharam abhipraayangal roopeekarikkunnathu oro manushyanteyum padaviyaayirikkum."
hyginus ennu visheshippikkappedunna "jyothishaasthram" anusarichu, seeyas nakshathrangalkkidayil sthaapicha draco nakshathrasamoohamaanu laadan. padinjaaran semittik sarppa lottan allengil hurian sarppamaya illyuyaankayude greak pathippaanu laadon. addehathinu onniladhikam thalakal nalkappettekkaam, aristophenisinte "thavalakalil" nooru (475-aamm variyile oru kadannupokunna paramarsham), athu vyathyastha shabdangalil samsaarichekkaam.

