Ladon (mythology)

Heracles and Ladon, Roman relief plate, late era.
Hercules and the Dragon Ladon, from the workshop of Giambologna, early 17th century (Walters Art Museum).

Ladon (/ˈleɪdən/; Ancient Greek: Λάδων; gen.: Λάδωνος Ladonos) was a dragon in Greek mythology, who guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.