Lacy (Sir Hugo de), constable of Chester, a crusader.
Sir Damian de Lacy, nephew of Sir Hugo. He marries Lady Eveline.
Randal de Lacy, Sir Hugo’s cousin, introduced in several disguises, as a merchant, a hawk-seller, and a robber-captain.—Sir W. Scott, The Betrothed (time, Henry II.).
La´das, Alexander’s messenger, noted for his swiftness of foot.
Ladislaus, a cynic, whose humor is healthy and amusing.—Massinger, The Picture (1629).
Ladon, the dragon or hydra that assisted the Hesperidês in keeping watch over the golden apples of the Hesperian grove.
So oft th’ unamiable dragon hath slept,
That the garden’s imperfectly watched after all.
T. Moore, Irish Melodies (1814).
Ladur´lad, the father of Kail´yal (2 syl.). He killed Ar´valan for attempting to dishonor his daughter, and thereby incurred the “curse of Keha´ma” (Arvalan’s father). The curse was that water should not wet him nor fire consume him, that sleep should not visit him nor death release him, etc. After enduring a time of agony, these curses turned to blessings. Thus, when his daughter was exposed to the fire of the burning pagoda, he was enabled to rescue her, because he was “charmed from fire.” When her lover was carried by the witch Lorrimite (3 syl.) to the city of Baly, under the ocean, he was able to deliver the captive, because he was “charmed from water, the serpent’s tooth, and all beasts of blood.” He could even descend to the infernal regions to crave vengeance against Kehama, because “he was charmed against death.” When Kehama drank the cup of “immortal death,” Ladurlad was taken to Paradise.—Southey, The Curse of Kehama (1809).