people
Myrmidons
The people of Aegina, created by Jupiter from ants (Greek myrmex) at Aeacus's prayer after the plague; thrifty, hardy, and tenacious.
Reading notes
- Metamorphoses §7.181 I call them Myrmidons
The new Aeginetan people made by Jupiter from ants (Greek myrmex) at Aeacus's prayer; thrifty, hardy, and tenacious.