Alcimedon
Americannoun
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an Arcadian hero whose daughter, Philao, was seduced by Hercules.
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(in theIliad ) a son of Laerces who was a captain of the Myrmidons under Patroclus.
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If ever they swerve a hair's breadth from their oaths—— Alcimedon.
From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Murray, Gilbert
He comes from the South, then; from Athens, or Argos, or Mycenæ—— Alcimedon.
From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Murray, Gilbert
Is Alcimedon the judge of his lord's honour?
From Andromache A Play in Three Acts by Murray, Gilbert
The old knight Phoenix was captain of the fourth company, and Alcimedon, noble son of Laerceus of the fifth.
From The Iliad by Homer
The fourth, the aged knight Phœnix commanded; and Alcimedon, the illustrious son of Laërceus, the fifth.
From The Iliad of Homer (1873) by Buckley, Theodore Alois
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