Myrmidon

Myrmidon or Myrmidons may refer to:

Greek mythology

• Myrmidons, an ancient nation of Greek mythology
• Myrmidon (hero), the eponymous ancestor of the mythological Myrmidons
• Myrmidons, part of the lost tragedy Achilleis by Greek playwright Aeschylus

Modern fiction

• Sergeant Myrmidon, a character from The Ballad of Halo Jones
• A race in the game Myth: The Fallen Lords
• A fictional monster from the book Shade's Children
• The terrorist/military wing of a religious cult from the 2012 video game Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
• One name for a mysterious race of humanoids in the game Dragon's Dogma
• A character class in the Nintendo video game series Fire Emblem
• A warrior type of the Naga race in the Warcraft franchise
• A type of elemental monster in Dungeons & Dragons, introduced in the 4th edition of the game

Vessels

• HMS Myrmidon, the name of several British ships
• USS Myrmidon, a tank landing ship of the United States Navy

Other uses

• Myrmidon of Athens, an Athenian commander of the 4th century BC
• Myrmidon Club, a dining club at Merton College, University of Oxford
• Operation Myrmidon, a planned raid during the Second World War on the Adour Estuary in south-western France
• Myrmidons of Melodrama, a compilation album by American pop girl group The Shangri-Las

See also

• Myrmidone, a feminine name attributed to two characters in Greek mythology