Ladon (mythology) Ladon (mythology) Ladon (Greek: Λάδων; gen.: Λάδωνος "Ladonos") is a monster in Greek mythology. Ladon was the serpent-like dragon that twined and twisted around the tree in the Garden of the Hesperides and guarded the golden apples. He was overcome by Heracles. The following day, Jason and the Argonauts passed by on their chthonic return journey from Colchis and heard the lament of "shining" Aegle, one of the four Hesperides, and viewed the still-twitching Ladon. Ladon was given several parentages, each of which placed him at an archaic level in Greek myth: the offspring of "Ceto, joined in heated passion
Golden Fleece (clipper) sails, and much of her rigging on an outbound voyage from New York. She put in for repairs in Rio de Janeiro. "Golden Fleece" made only one voyage from the East Coast with a destination other than San Francisco, in 1871. She left New York bound for Bombay with a load of ice on July 1, 1871, under Captain Bray. Three days out, a fire was spotted at the bottom of the forward hold, in the sawdust and shavings used to pack the 1902 tons of ice. Since it was not possible to extinguish the fire, "Golden Fleece" put in