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Alcimedon

[ al-sim-i-don ]
/ ælˈsɪm ɪˌdɒn /
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noun Classical Mythology.
an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
(in the Iliad) a son of Laerces who was a captain of the Myrmidons under Patroclus.
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