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minus-squarejust_kittenlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoAll I know is that family name has some reference to ants.
minus-squareCatfishlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoYes! And eating them. Same base Greek word for soldiers at Troy being called myrmidons.
minus-squareThornburywitchlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoSpecifically Achilles’ soldiers - presumably wore armour that resembled ant thoraxes. Bit of a change from the standard boar’s tusk helmet popular on the day.
minus-squareThornburywitchlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·10 months agoBronze age armies were very small, so I’m not sure swarming was possible. Interesting thought though.
All I know is that family name has some reference to ants.
Yes! And eating them. Same base Greek word for soldiers at Troy being called myrmidons.
Specifically Achilles’ soldiers - presumably wore armour that resembled ant thoraxes. Bit of a change from the standard boar’s tusk helmet popular on the day.
I’ve always thought of it as a swarming thing.
Bronze age armies were very small, so I’m not sure swarming was possible. Interesting thought though.