 This etiological eponym served to account for the Greek ethnic name "Lydoi" (Λυδοί).The Hebrew term for Lydians, "Lûḏîm" (לודים), as found in the Book of Jeremiah (46.9), has been similarly considered, beginning with Flavius Josephus, to be derived from Lud son of Shem; however, Hippolytus of Rome (234 AD) offered an alternative opinion that the Lydians were descended from Ludim, son of Mizraim.During Biblical times, the Lydian warriors were famous archers.