Myrmidon

myrmidon English Etymology From en la Myrmidones, from en grc Μυρμιδών Μυρμιδόνες, a tribe of warriors led by Achilles to the Trojan War. Folk etymology in Ovid's time derived the tribe's name from grc μυρμηδών ant-nest, from grc μύρμηξ ant). Pronunciation en /ˈmɜː.mɪˌdɒn/ /ˈmɜː.mɪ.dən/ UK en /ˈmɝ.mɪˌdɑn/ /ˈmɝ.mɪ.dən/ US en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Myrmidon.wav US Noun en Greek mythology One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, in the Trojan War. en 1855 The Age of Fable w:Thomas Bulfinch XII The Myrmidons were the soldiers of Achilles, in the Trojan war. From them all zealous and unscrupulous followers of a political chief are called by that name, down to this day. But the origin of the Myrmidons would not give one the idea of a fierce and bloody race, but rather of a laborious and peaceful one. Derived terms en myrmidon Translations member of a tribe who accompanied Achilles German: de Myrmidone m Proper noun en Greek mythology The ancestral hero of the Myrmidon tribe, son of Zeus and Eurymedusa. Translations ancestral hero German: de Myrmidon m Further reading Myrmidons Myrmidon (hero) German Proper noun m,- de Greek mythology Myrmidon 80 Das sehe ich jedem gleich an, ob er einen brauchbaren Patienten abgeben kann, denn dazu gehört Talent, Talent gehört zu allem, und dieser Myrmidon hier hat auch kein bißchen Talent. Declension m,-.sg Further reading de