Myrmidon

E165564

legendary warriors mythological people

The Myrmidons were a legendary ancient Greek people famed in mythology as the fiercely loyal warriors commanded by Achilles during the Trojan War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legendary warriors ⓘ mythological people ⓘ
appearsIn	Roman literature ⓘ later Greek literature ⓘ
associatedRegionInMyth	Thessaly ⓘ
associatedWithHero	Achilles ⓘ
baseOfOperations	Phthia ⓘ
commander	Achilles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalSymbolOf	loyalty ⓘ military discipline ⓘ
describedAs	brave ⓘ fiercely loyal ⓘ skilled warriors ⓘ
eponymousAncestor	Myrmidon (son of Zeus) ⓘ
ethnicGroupInMythologyOf	Greek mythology ⓘ
foughtAgainst	Trojans ⓘ
foughtForSide	Achaeans ⓘ
genre	heroic legend ⓘ
hasTheme	absolute obedience to their leader ⓘ collective martial valor ⓘ divine transformation ⓘ
languageOfName	Ancient Greek ⓘ
ledBy	Patroclus ⓘ surface form: Patroclus (in Achilles’ armor)
locatedInMyth	Aegina ⓘ
loyalTo	Achilles ⓘ
mentionedIn	Aegimius (fragmentary poem) ⓘ Homer's Iliad ⓘ surface form: Iliad
militaryBranchInMyth	infantry ⓘ
militaryUnitOf	Achilles ⓘ
mythologicalOrigin	Zeus ⓘ ants transformed into men ⓘ
nameEtymologyProposed	derived from Greek word for ant (myrmex) ⓘ
notableEvent	assault on the Trojans after Patroclus dons Achilles’ armor ⓘ
notableLeader	Achilles ⓘ Patroclus ⓘ
opposedBy	Hector ⓘ
originalForm	ants ⓘ
participatedIn	Trojan War ⓘ
partOf	Greek heroic tradition ⓘ
roleInIliad	elite contingent of Achaean forces ⓘ
timePeriodInMyth	Mythic age of heroes ⓘ
transformationBy	Zeus ⓘ
transformedInto	humans ⓘ