Myrmidon
Classical Mythology. one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War.
(lowercase) a person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands.
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How to use Myrmidon in a sentence
So he passed on, and with his Myrmidon reached Galway, without incurring any impediment from Mr. Lax.
The Landleaguers | Anthony TrollopeAfter receiving (p. 096) them on board, we made sail, accompanied by the Myrmidon, for England.
The Surrender of Napoleon | Sir Frederick Lewis Maitland.He turned to his Myrmidon: "Get a move on you, Herbert; it's a bit parky standing about here."
What Myrmidon or Dolopian, or soldier of stern Ulysses, could in such a tale restrain his tears!
The Aeneid of Virgil | VirgilIt sits on the top of its blade of grass, and when a Myrmidon passes below, it throws a little skein of cobweb at its head.
Atlantis | Gerhart Hauptmann
British Dictionary definitions for Myrmidon
/ (ˈmɜːmɪˌdɒn, -dən) /
Greek myth one of a race of people whom Zeus made from a nest of ants. They settled in Thessaly and were led against Troy by Achilles
(often not capital) a follower or henchman
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