proper nounMyrmēcĭdesMYRMECIDES☆ KeepMeaninga celebrated sculptorLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MYRMECIDESLEWIS & SHORTMYRMECIDESMyrmēcĭdes, ae, m., = Μυρμηκίδης, I. a celebrated sculptor, Cic. Ac. 2, 38, 120; cf. Plin. 7, 21, 21, § 85; 36, 5, 4, § 43.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyMyrmecidesMyrmecides (Μυρμηκίδης), a sculptor and engraver, of Miletus or Athens, is generally mentioned in connection with Callicrates, like whom he was celebr…