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minus-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoYes! And eating them. Same base Greek word for soldiers at Troy being called myrmidons.
minus-squareThornburywitch@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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-squareCatfish@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI’ve always thought of it as a swarming thing.
minus-squareThornburywitch@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoBronze age armies were very small, so I’m not sure swarming was possible. Interesting thought though.
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.