Aeacides
/iːˈæsɪdiːz/noun
A classical patronymic meaning a descendant of Aeacus, especially Achilles or Pyrrhus (Neoptolemus).
Did you know?In Greek myth, Aeacus was the exceptionally just king of Aegina, and Zeus transformed the island’s ants into people—the legendary Myrmidons—to repopulate his kingdom.
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Archaic Greek
Greek
Αἰακίδης (Aiakídēs)
“Descendant or son of Aeacus; a patronymic formed from the name Aeacus.”
Classical Greek
Greek
Αἰακίδαι (Aiakídai)
“The Aeacids, the heroic family descended from Aeacus.”
1st Century BCE–1st Century CE
Latin
Aeacides
“Latinized form used as a poetic epithet for Achilles and other descendants of Aeacus.”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Aeacides
“A learned classical title retained in epic, theological, and historical writing.”
Modern English
English
Aeacides
“A rare literary or mythological name for a descendant of Aeacus, especially Achilles or Pyrrhus.”
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