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Thessalian tribe. In Homer's Iliad, the Myrmidons are the soldiers commanded by Achilles. Their eponymous ancestor was Myrmidon, a king of Phthiotis, who was a

Look up myrmidon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Myrmidon or Myrmidons may refer to: Myrmidons, an ancient nation of Greek mythology Myrmidon (hero)

Achilleis: Myrmidons, Nereids and Phrygians (alternately titled The Ransoming of Hector). Despite the paucity of surviving text, the Myrmidons has achieved

Myrmidon (Greek: Mυρμιδών; lived 4th century BC) was an Athenian who commanded a force of ten thousand mercenaries, which formed part of the reinforcements

British Royal Navy have been named HMS Myrmidon after the Myrmidons of Greek mythology. The first HMS Myrmidon (1781) was a 22-gun sixth rate in use from

disguised as Achilles and defying his orders to retreat in time, led the Myrmidons in battle against the Trojans and was eventually killed by the Trojan

between Achilles and Agamemnon in the ninth year. Achilles leads his Myrmidons along with the rest of the Greek army invading the historical city of

that Zeus either changed the ants (μύρμηκες) of the island into the men (Myrmidons) over whom Aeacus ruled, or he made the men grow up out of the earth.

an oak tree to morph into humans to repopulate his kingdom. Thus the myrmidons were created. Aegina is waiting for the arrival of Zeus by Ferdinand Bol

Troy with 50 ships, each carrying 50 Myrmidons. He appointed five leaders (each leader commanding 500 Myrmidons): Menesthius, Eudorus, Peisander, Phoenix