Myrmidon (hero)

For other uses, see Myrmidon (disambiguation).

In Greek mythology, Myrmidon (/ˈmɜːrmɪdən/[1] or /ˈmɜːrmɪdɒn/;[2] Ancient Greek: Μυρμιδόνος, Murmidónos) was the eponymous ancestor of the Myrmidons in one version of the myth.[3]

  1. ^ Wright, Thomas (1992). Comprehensive Dictionary of the World, Volume 1, Part 2. Mittal Publications. p. 1099. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ Manser, Martin H.; Pickering, David (2003). The Facts On File Dictionary of Classical and Biblical Allusions. Facts On File. p. 253. ISBN 9780816048687. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ Hellanicus in Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller's Fragmenta Historicorum Graecorum, vol. 1, 48, 17