Myrmidon (hero)

In the sources provided, Myrmidon is presented as a mythic progenitor: specifically named as the son of Zeus and Eurymedusa (the latter variably described as daughter of Cleitor/Cletor or of the river-god Achelous in source variants). He is said to have married Peisidice, daughter of Aeolus and Enarete, and by her fathered Antiphus and Actor; other traditions assign additional sons. Across the material, his primary narrative function is genealogical—linking the Myrmidons to divine and heroic lines (Zeus, Aeolian kin)—rather than furnishing a full heroic life-cycle or catalogue of deeds.

The provided sources do not supply any physical description of Myrmidon the hero. No details about stature, clothing, distinctive marks, or animal attributes are attested in the cited material; he appears in the sources as a named genealogical figure rather than through visual description.

Within the mythic excerpts given, Myrmidon is not described as possessing specific supernatural powers or documented heroic feats; the texts emphasize lineage and eponymy (the founding ancestor of the Myrmidons). Separately, later, derivative modern uses of the name portray 'myrmidon' as associated with disciplined warriors or obedient followers (for example, gaming material that uses the name for a fighter class and dictionary senses defining a myrmidon as a follower who carries out orders without question). Those are cultural reapplications of the name rather than attestations of powers for the mythic ancestor in the ancient sources.