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Myrmidon.

One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, in the Trojan War.

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noun/ˈmɜː.mɪˌdɒn/UK/ˈmɜː.mɪ.dən/UK/ˈmɝ.mɪˌdɑn/US/ˈmɝ.mɪ.dən/US
  1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, in the Trojan War.

    Greek
Where this word comes from

From Latin Myrmidones, from Ancient Greek Μυρμιδόνες (Murmidónes), a tribe of warriors led by Achilles to the Trojan War. Folk etymology in Ovid's time derived the tribe's name from μυρμηδών (murmēdṓn, “ant-nest”), from μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)).

name/ˈmɜː.mɪˌdɒn/UK/ˈmɜː.mɪ.dən/UK/ˈmɝ.mɪˌdɑn/US/ˈmɝ.mɪ.dən/US
  1. The ancestral hero of the Myrmidon tribe, son of Zeus and Eurymedusa.

    Greek
Where this word comes from

From Latin Myrmidones, from Ancient Greek Μυρμιδόνες (Murmidónes), a tribe of warriors led by Achilles to the Trojan War. Folk etymology in Ovid's time derived the tribe's name from μυρμηδών (murmēdṓn, “ant-nest”), from μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)).

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