Myrmecoleon

Myrmecoleon, also known as Myrmecolion, is a demon in the series.

History
Myrmecoleon is an animal from Medieval bestiaries, also referenced in some sources as a Formicaleon, Formicaleun or Mirmicioleon.

There are two interpretations of what a Myrmecoleon is. In one version, the ant-lion is so called because it is the "lion of ants," a large ant or small animal that hides in the dust and kills ants. In the other version, it is a beast that is the result of a mating between a lion and an ant. It has the face of a lion and the body of an ant, with each part having its appropriate nature. Because the lion part will only eat meat and the ant part can only digest grain, the ant-lion starves.

The ant-lion story may come from a mistranslation of a word in the Septuagint version of the Old Testament, from the book of Job. The word in Hebrew is lajisch, an uncommon word for lion, which in other translations of Job is rendered as either lion or tiger; in the Septuagint it is translated as mermecolion, ant-lion.

Appearances

 * Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey: Vermin Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV: Vermin Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse: Vermin Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Vermin Race
 * Devil Children Black Book & Red Book: Yoma Race
 * Devil Children White Book: Yoma Race
 * Shin Megami Tensei Trading Card: Card Summoner: Vermin Race
 * Devil Survivor 2 / Record Breaker: Beast Race

Shin Megami Tensei IV
Myrmecolion appears in the 2nd and 3rd stratums of Naraku. It can teach Flynn the Patra and Life Drain skills through its Demon Whisper.

Shin Megami Tensei IV Apocalypse
Myrmecolion appears in Kasumigaseki. It can teach the Tarunda, Frenzied Chomp, Patra and Wind Breath skills through its Demon Whisper. Myrmecolion benefits from learning Physical, Force, healing and support skills.

Devil Survivor 2
Known as Myrmecolion.

Shin Megami Tensei IV
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