Myrmidones

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Τούτῳ τῷ λόγῳ χρήσαιτο ἄν τις ἐπ' ἐκείνων τῶν ἀνθρώπων οἳ παραδόξως ἀλαζονεύονται, μηδὲ τὰ κοινὰ τοῖς ἀνθρώποις ἐπιτελεῖν δυνάμενοι → One would use this fable for those who give themselves unreasonable airs, but can't handle everyday life (Aesop 40)

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Myrmĭdŏnes: um, m., = Μυρμιδόνες>,
I the Myrmidons, a people of Phthiotis (Thessaly), about Phthia and Larissa Cremaste, under the sway of Achilles, Enn. ap. Non. 472, 27 (Trag. v. 222 Vahl.); Verg. A. 2, 7; Ov. M. 7, 654.—In <number opt="n">sing.</number> also as fem.: cruentae Vulnere Myrmidonis, Stat. Th. 5, 223.