Myrmidon

Myrmidon or Myrmidons may refer to:

In Greek mythology

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

In 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 type of class in the popular Nintendo video game series Fire Emblem

In people

• 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

In vessels

• HMS Myrmidon, the name of several British ships
• USS Myrmidon (ARL-16)

See also

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