μυρμηκίας
From LSJ
τὸ κατὰ τὴν τῆς αὑτοῦ ψυχῆς ἐπίταξιν τὰ γιγνόμενα γίγνεσθαι, μάλιστα μὲν ἅπαντα, εἰ δὲ μή, τά γε ἀνθρώπινα → the desire that, if possible, everything,—or failing that, all that is humanly possible—should happen in accordance with the demands of one's own heart
English (LSJ)
λίθος, ὁ, a precious stone
A with wart-like lumps upon it, Plin.HN37.174. II μ. χρυσός glod dug by μύρμηκες 11, Hld.10.26.
German (Pape)
[Seite 220] ὁ, λίθος, Plin. H. N. 37, 10, ein Edelstein mit erhabenen schwarzen Stellen, wie Warzen; – χρυσὸς μυρμηκίας, das nach der Fabel von den Ameisen in Indien gegrabene Gold.
