

Aeacus while gazing at some ants begged his father to give him men for defense. After a great famine had occurred, the king lost his allies and could not protect himself on the account of the scarcity of men. Zeus made his son Aeacus king of Thessaly, usually the island of Aegina, which was not inhabited by human beings.

Myrmex, according to Philochorus, was the father of Melite, from whom the Attic demos of Melite derived its name.When the goddess had invented the plough, the girl boastfully pretended to have made the discovery herself, whereupon she was metamorphosed into an ant. Myrmex, an Attic maiden who was beloved by Athena.In Greek mythology, Myrmex ( Ancient Greek: Μύρμηξ) may refer to the following two individuals and a being:
