Myrmekes are giant ant-like creatures that are the size of a full grown German Shepherd and love shiny things, such as gold.

DescriptionEdit

In Ancient Greece people believed them to live in the Indian deserts, where they stocked their ant hills with gold. To explain the riches of the Indian people, legend says that the bravest warriors of the Indians slipped into the ant nests to recover the gold in a deadly game of snatch and grab.

Myrmekes are known to have tough skin and spit acid that tenderizes their pray. Myrmekes means ants in Greek.

Percy Jackson and the OlympiansEdit

The Demigod FilesEdit

The Bronze DragonEdit

During a game of Capture the Flag, a swarm of Myrmekes are seen dragging the head of the Bronze Dragon across the ground to their hive. Beckendorf says that the dragon has been lost for years and tries to take the head back from the giant ants, but is himself captured in the process. Silena becomes very upset when she finds out and helps Annabeth fix the Bronze Dragon that had been recently dug up. Once repaired, it charges toward the Myrmekes hive and causes havoc among the ants, allowing Annabeth, Silena, and Percy to rescue Beckendorf.