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Myrmidons
Sign in to saveIn Greek mythology, the Myrmidons (or Myrmidones; , singular: , ) were an ancient Thessalian tribe.
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In Greek mythology, the Myrmidons (or Myrmidones; , singular: , ) were an ancient 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 son of Zeus and "wide-ruling" Eurymedousa, a princess of Phthiotis. In one account, Zeus seduced Eurymedousa in the form of an ant.
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