member of the warlike people who fought in the Trojan War at the command of their leader Achilles (Greek Mythology)
soldier who obeys his commander unquestioningly; person who follows his leader without hesitation regardless of the circumstances
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Myrmidon Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king, to the Trojan war.
(n.)
A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.
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. with unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his myrmidons pressed forward. h. ainsworth.
Myrmidon, (n.)
A follower of Achilles -- particularly when he didn't lead.
The Devil's Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce, 1911 (About)A follower of Achilles -- particularly when he didn't lead.
A devoted servant or disciple who follows commands without question
Noun
1. (Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy
(hypernym) mythical being
(classification) Greek mythology
Noun
1. a follower who carries out orders without question
(hypernym) follower
Myrmidon Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Myrmidon may refer to:
- Myrmidons, an ancient nation of Greek mythology
- Myrmidon (hero), the eponymous ancestor of the mythological Myrmidons
- The Myrmidons, a lost tragedy by Greek playwright Aeschylus
- A member of the Myrmidon Club
- USS Myrmidon (ARL-16)
- HMS Myrmidon, the name of several British ships
- Myrmidon of Athens, an Athenian commander of the 4th century BC
- Sergeant Myrmidon, a character from The Ballad of Halo Jones
- A fictional monster from the book Shade's Children
- A character class in the Fire Emblem series
- A battlecruiser-class ship from the game Eve Online
- A unit from the game
- The GTVF Myrmidon, a GTVA space-superiority fighter in FreeSpace 2.
- Lowest rank of heroes in Master of Magic
- A fictional battleship from the game Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
- The scientific name for the creatures more commonly called Antlions featured in the Half-Life series
- An enemy unit from the game Final Fantasy XIII
- A powerful melee unit from the Naga race in Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
- A playable hero in the game Heroes of Newerth
- A class of smaller military spacecraft in a series of novels by John Ringo: Live Free or Die, Citadel, The Hot Gate
- A rank granted to the hero of the game Faxanadu for the Nintendo Entertainment System
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