It remains to be said that in Madagascar a butterfly, Papilio meriones, occurs, of which both sexes are very similar in form and markings to the non-mimetic male of P. dardanus, so that it probably represents the ancestor of this latter species.
"Darwin and Modern Science"
A.C. Seward and Others
Much the first arose Agamemnon, the king of men; after him arose brave Diomede, son of Tydeus, and after them the Ajaces, clad in impetuous valour: after them Idomeneus, and meriones, the armour-bearer of Idomeneus, equal to man-slaughtering Mars.
"The Iliad of Homer (1873)"
Homer
Along with these went meriones, and the illustrious son of Nestor; for they had invited them, that they might consult with them.
"The Iliad of Homer (1873)"
Homer