Medon

[ meed-n ]

noun

1. (in the Odyssey ) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.

Example Sentences

“The fines could escalate, eventually leading to the platform’s suspension. But this is always the last measure, as it harms other users in Brazil,” said Filipe Medon, a data privacy lawyer and professor at the Getulio Vargas Foundation.

From Seattle Times

Now Medon, the alert and cool man, answered: “I wish that were the worst of it, my Lady, but they intend something more terrible— may Zeus forfend and spare us! They plan to drive the keen bronze through Telemakhos when he comes home. He sailed away, you know, to hallowed Pylos and old Lakedaimon for news about his father.”

From Literature

Then Medon, the perceptive man, replied: “A god moved him—who knows?—or his own heart sent him to learn, at Pylos, if his father roams the wide world still, or what befell him.”

From Literature

Now this came to the ears of prudent Medon under the chair where he had gone to earth, pulling a new-flayed bull’s hide over him.

From Literature

She knew now they plotted her child’s death in her own hall, for once more Medon, who had heard them, told her.

From Literature