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Myr·mi·don (mʉrmə dän′, -dən)

noun pl. Myrmidons -·dons′ or Myrmidones Myr·mid′o·nes′ (mər midə nēz′)

  1. Gr. Legend any of the tribe of Thessalian warriors who fight under Achilles, their king, in the Trojan War
  2. an unquestioning follower or subordinate

Etymology: ME mirmidones < L Myrmidones, pl. < Gr, the Myrmidons

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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