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Aeacus

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[ee-uh-kuhs] / ˈi ə kəs /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.


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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

Aeacus climbed to the lofty temple of Zeus and prayed to him, reminding him that he was his son and the son of a woman the god had loved.

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

She was angry because Zeus loved Aegina, the maiden for whom the island was named, and whose son, Aeacus, became its king.

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

These were men created from ants on the island of Aegina, in the reign of Aeacus, Achilles’ grandfather, and they were Achilles’ followers in the Trojan War.

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

Il. ix,385 14 Pedo brings him before the judgement seat of Aeacus, who was holding court under the Lex Cornelia to try cases of murder and assassination.

From Apocolocyntosis by Seneca, Lucius Annaeus