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Definition of Myrmidon

Myrmidon
Myrmidon Myr"mi*don, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. ?, pl.] 1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war. 2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc. --Thackeray. With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. --W. H. Ainsworth.

Meaning of Myrmidon from wikipedia

- In Gr**** mythology, the Myrmidons (or Myrmidones; Ancient Gr****: Μυρμῐδόνες, Murmidónes, singular: Μυρμῐδών, Murmidṓn) were an ancient Thessalian tribe...
- Look up myrmidon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Myrmidon or Myrmidons may refer to: Myrmidons, an ancient nation of Gr**** mythology Myrmidon (hero)...
- British Royal Navy have been named HMS Myrmidon after the Myrmidons of Gr**** mythology. The first HMS Myrmidon (1781) was a 22-gun sixth rate in use from...
- USS Myrmidon (ARL-16) was laid down as a United States Navy LST-542-class tank landing ship but converted to one of 39 Achelous-class repair ships that...
- Gr**** mythology, Myrmidon (/ˈmɜːrmɪdən/ or /ˈmɜːrmɪdɒn/; Ancient Gr****: Μυρμιδόνος, Murmidónos) was the eponymous ancestor of the Myrmidons in one version...
- Myrmidon (Gr****: Mυρμιδών; lived 4th century BC) was an Athenian who commanded a force of ten thousand mercenaries, which formed part of the reinforcements...
- HMS Myrmidon was a 20-gun Hermes-class sixth-rate post ship built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was commissioned in 1813 and was in the Mediterranean...
- Myrmidon Books is a UK publisher of literary and genre fiction founded in 2006 by Ed Handyside. The company is based in Newcastle upon Tyne in the United...
- comparable to the plot of the latter two-thirds of the Iliad. In the Myrmidons (Μυρμιδόνες, Myrmidónes), Achilles' refusal to fight after his quarrel...
- The Myrmidon Club is a dining club elected from the members of Merton College, Oxford, and with a continuous history exceeding 150 years. Until recently...