Μυρμιδών

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Folk etymology in Ovid's time derived the tribe's name from μυρμηδών (murmēdṓn, ant-nest), from μύρμηξ (múrmēx, ant)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Μυρμῐδών (Murmidṓnm (genitive Μυρμῐδόνος); third declension

  1. a Myrmidon; one of a mythical tribe of warriors led by Achilles in the Trojan War

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Μυρμιδών (Myrmidón)
  • Latin: Myrmidon

References

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  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017