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Aeacus
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós).
Proper noun
Aeacus
- (Greek mythology) A king of the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, one of the three judges in Hades.
- Coordinate terms: Minos, Rhadamanthus
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈae̯.a.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈɛː.a.kus]
Proper noun
Aeacus m sg (genitive Aeacī); second declension
- Aeacus (grandfather to Achilles, king of Aegina, and judge of the dead)
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
References
- “Aeacus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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