Laocoön and his two sons

One of my favorite sculptures inside the Vatican Museum. It was one of the most famous Greek statues in ancient Rome (artist unknown). Story of poor Laocoön: When the Greeks presented the huge wooden horse to the people of Troy, the Trojan priest Laocoön was suspicious. "I fear the Greeks even when they bear gifts," he said. But the gods wanted the Greeks to win, so they sent two giant sea snakes to the land, who headed straight towards Laocoön and his two sons, and promptly crushed them to death. The Trojans saw this as a sign that the gods were displeased that Laocoön was spreading false rumors, so they happily took in the horse, and the rest, as we know, is history....