In Greek mythology, Myrmex (Ancient Greek: Μύρμηξ) may refer to the following two individuals and a being: * Myrmex, an Attic maiden who was beloved by Athena. 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, according to Philochorus, was the father of Melite, from whom the Attic demos of Melite derived its name. * Myrmex, that is, an ant, from which animal, according to some traditions, the Myrmidons in Thessaly derived their name. Zeus made his son Aeacus king of Thessaly, usually the island of Aegina, which was not inhabited by human beings. After a great famine had occurred, the king lost his allies and could not protect himself on the account of the scarcity of men. Aea