The Myrmidons or Myrmidones were a legendary people of Greek history. They were brave warriors, trained and commanded by Achilles, as described in Homer's Iliad. According to Greek legend, they were created by Zeus from a colony of ants and therefore took their name from the Greek word for ant, myrmex.
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