Myrmidon

发音

UK /ˈmɜː.mɪˌdɒn/
UK /ˈmɜː.mɪ.dən/
US /ˈmɝ.mɪˌdɑn/
US /ˈmɝ.mɪ.dən/

词形变化

Myrmidons 复数 Myrmidons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, in the Trojan War.

    宗教 神话 哲学
name
  1. 1.

    The ancestral hero of the Myrmidon tribe, son of Zeus and Eurymedusa.

    宗教 神话 哲学

词汇关系

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词源

From Latin Myrmidones, from Ancient Greek Μυρμιδόνες (Murmidónes), a tribe of warriors led by Achilles to the Trojan War. Folk etymology in Ovid's time derived the tribe's name from μυρμηδών (murmēdṓn, “ant-nest”), from μύρμηξ (múrmēx, “ant”)).

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