proper nounMērĭŏnesMERIONES☆ KeepMeaninga charioteer of Idomeneus, who piloted his ships from Crete to TroyLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MERIONESLEWIS & SHORTMERIONESMērĭŏnes, ae, m., = Μηριόνης, I. a charioteer of Idomeneus, who piloted his ships from Crete to Troy, Ov. M. 13, 359; Hor. C. 1, 6, 15; 1, 15, 26.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyMerionesMeriones (Μηριόνης), a son of Molus (Hom. Il. 13.249), conjointly with Idomeneus, led the Cretans in 80 ships against Troy (2.651, 4.254), where he wa…