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Myrmidons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Myrmidones or Myrmidons (lit. "ant-people") of Greek mythology were initially the inhabitants of the island of Aegina, which is located in the Saronic Gulf in Greece about 17 km from Athens. W...
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Achilles (play) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Achilleis is the convenient modern designation of a trilogy of plays written by the Greek tragedian Aeschylus. Its action presumably treated the death of Patroclus, Achilles' revenge on Hector and ...
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in Greek legend, any of the inhabitants of Phthiotis in Thessaly. ... Library), the Myrmidons were descended from Myrmidon, the son of Zeus and Eurymedusa, who was seduced by Zeus in the form of an ant...
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According to Greek legend, the Myrmidons were a troop of fierce warriors who fought under the leadership of the hero Achilles* in the Trojan Warf. Originally from the island of Aegina, they were created from a colony of ants to repopulate the island after a plague had killed nearly all of its inhabitants.
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There are many people outside looking for you!" The people were called the Myrmidons after ants (myrmi). Achilles took 50 ships with 50 Myrmidons each to the Trojan War. ... » Greek people...
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Based on the fragments of Aeschylus' play, Mike Poulton has written an entire "new Ancient Greek tragedy" (Myrmidons)--which is about to be premiered at the Samuel Beckett Theatre (Dublin). Here's a review: 'THIS war will never end," says Athene, "just... ... Classical Greek...
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