Achaeus (son of Poseidon)

For other uses, see Achaeus (mythology).

In Greek mythology, Achaeus or Achaios (/əˈkiːəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός Akhaiós means 'griever',[1] derived from αχος achos, 'grief, pain, woe') was the eponym of Achaea.[2]

  1. ^ Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. Index s.v. Achaeus. ISBN 9780241983386.
  2. ^ Dionysus of Halicarnassus, Antiquitates Romanae 1.17.3