Πυγμαῖοι

Πυγμαῖοι

• A supposed (dwarfish) race represented as warred on by cranes Il. 3.6.

Πυγμαῖοι (πυγμή, ‘Fistlings,’ cf. Tom ‘Thumb,’ ‘Thumbkin): the Pygmies, a fabulous race of dwarfs or manikins, Il. 3.6†.