Meriones

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  1. 1
    A hero of the Trojan War, the Cretan son of Molus and Melphis or Euippe. Greek

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cretan commandergerbil genusgerbilline rodent genusgreek mythic warrioriliad herorodent genus

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"Crete, although its chiefs, Idomeneus and Meriones, are only of secondary rank among the heroes of the Iliad, is obviously one of the most important of Grecian lands."

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