Other Greek writers have written that the story of Laocoön was the subject of a tragedy by Sophocles, which is now lost. Laocoön tried to expose the Trojan Horse as a Greek trick by throwing a spear at it, but he was attacked by sea serpents sent by the goddess Athena and killed along with his two sons [1]. The Trojans then believed that the horse was sacred. A famous book written on the subject of this series of stories is Virgil's Aeneid, but the statue was probably created before its writing. There are various views on the production date of the Laocoön statue, ranging from 160 BC to 20 BC. An inscription unearthed in Lindos, Rhodes, mentions the names of Agesander and Athenodoros, who are presumed to be the sculptors of the statue, after 42 BC. For this reason, it is thought to have been created around 42 BC to 20 BC. Height: 60 cm Material: Plastic Thank you for viewing. If you have any questions about shipping methods or requests other than this product, please feel free to contact us.