Word for the Day, Tuesday, July 9, 2013-- myrmidon

7/9/13 | xs

[xsmommy]

Word For The Day, Tuesday, 7/9/13

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

myrmidon; noun

1. Classical Mythology . one of the warlike people of ancient Thessaly who accompanied Achilles to the Trojan War. 2. ( lowercase ) a person who executes without question or scruple a master's commands1. 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 2. ( often not capital ) a follower or henchman

Etymology: c.1400, from L. Myrmidones (pl.), from Gk. Myrmidones, Thessalian tribe led by Achilles to the Trojan War, fabled to have been ants changed into men, from Gk. myrmex "ant." Transferred sense of "faithful follower" is from 1610.

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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[Honorary Serb]

The myrmidons of America are those uneducated, tribalist, and non-English-speaking Somalis whom obama operatives packed into buses in Ohio. They were then driven to the voting booths to “put their marks” next to obama and the other Democrats!!!!

[theDentist]

Wow! 2 days of A+++ grades. I must be awake earlier in the day.

[Boogieman]

Definition 3: “Myrmidon” was the title for 6th level “fighter” class characters in the early Dungeons & Dragons rulesets.

(Now I’ll just slink back to my nerd-cave)