Aeacides

American  

[ee-as-i-deez] / iˈæs ɪˌdiz /

noun

Classical Mythology.

Aeacidae plural

1. a patronymic for any of the descendants of Aeacus, as Achilles, Peleus, and Telamon.

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• Aeacidae
  plural

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Aeacides Aeacidae

The name of the island was changed to Aegina in honor of the maiden, and her son Aeacus was the grandfather of Achilles, who was called sometimes Aeacides, descendant of Aeacus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Three times he cried, and terror fell on these    That heard him; and the Trojans, one and all, Fled from that shouting of Aeacides.

From Helen of Troy by Lang, Andrew

He became in turn the instructor of Peleus, Achilles, and other descendants of Aeacus; hence he is called "Aeacides" — because tutor to the Aeacides, and thus, so to speak, of that "family."

From The Canterbury Tales, and Other Poems by Purves, D. Laing

Aeacides, the son of Arymbas II., succeeded Alexander.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various

Aid me, O goddess! while I sing of him, Who shook the Thunderer's throne, and, for his crime, Was doomed to lose his birthright in the skies; The great Aeacides.

From The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete by Suetonius Tranquillus, Gaius

The refusal of Aegina was veiled under the diplomatic form of ``sending the Aeacidae.''

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The Aeginetans at first contented themselves with sending the images of the Aeacidae, the tutelary heroes of their island.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

His family was of high rank, and claimed descent from the Aeacidae of Aegina.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Dill, Samuel