Antmen
Mythology: Greek
An army of ants that were human size. They could carry and use four weapons at a time and use their large red eyes to see from all directions at once. With their huge, powerful jaws, they say it could crush a human soldier's skull. They are extremely organized and had no fear of death. Given the order, they would rush and eagerly enter any battle. They never took any prisoners.
The legend goes that after a devastating plague killed off the entire population of the island of Aegina, the governing king begged his father (Zeus) to repopulate his Kingdom with its ants. This created an army of fierce and eager warriors that took direction from and remained loyal to this king.The king’s son, Peleus, took a group of these human-sized insects to the Greek city of Thessaly. The son of Peleus, Achilles even led this group of fierce warriors to battle in the legendary Trojan War.
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Book of Shadows (MYTHICAL CREATURES A-Z)
RandomThis book is about all the mythical creatures around the world. I hope that you have fun exploring and learning about new creatures. I know its hard for people to find mythical creatures when writing a book or simply to read about, I tried. Finally...
