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

1. (nominative plural) A kind of hawk in Lydia.
   • P. Oxy. XV 1802 (the Oxyrhynchus Glossary)