μερμνάδαι
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Seemingly the same word as Μερμνάδες (Mermnádes, “Mermnad dynasty of Lydia”), a name sometimes thought to be of Carian origin, but perhaps derived from a Lydian word for hawk, as a totemic symbol for the royal family.
Noun
μερμνάδαι • (mermnádai) m (genitive —); second declension
- (nominative plural) A kind of hawk in Lydia.
- P. Oxy. XV 1802 (the Oxyrhynchus Glossary)