Myrmekes (Μύρμηκες) is Greek for "ants". Greek mythological animals and tribes were called with this name.
Mythology Herodotus wrote about gold-digging ants in India which were smaller than dogs but larger than foxes.Herodotus, The Histories, 3.102
Aelian wrote: "The Indian ants (μύρμηκες οἱ Ἰνδικοὶ) which guard the gold will not cross the river Campylinus."Aelian, De Natura Animalium, 3.4-3.5
See also Gold-digging ant Myrmex (Attic woman) Myrmidons
References
External links Myrmekes at Theoi.com Myrmekes at Mythical Creatures List