Aeacus

Aeacus
King of Aegina
Member of Judges of the Underworld
Aeacus and Telamon by Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune
AbodeAegina
Genealogy
ParentsZeus and (1) Aegina or (2) Europa
Siblings(1) Damocrateia, (1) Menoetius (half-brother); (2) Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon
Consort(1) Endeïs, (2) Psamathe, (3) unknown
Offspring(1) Telamon and Peleus, (2) Phocus, (3) Alcimache

Aeacus (/ˈəkəs/; also spelled Eacus; Ancient Greek: Αἰακός) was a king of the island of Aegina in Greek mythology. He was a son of Zeus and the nymph Aegina, and the father of the heroes Peleus and Telamon.[1] According to legend, he was famous for his justice, and after he died he became one of the three judges in Hades alongside Minos and Rhadamanthus. In another story, he assisted Poseidon and Apollo in building the walls of Troy.

He had sanctuaries in Athens and Aegina, and the Aeginetan festival of the Aeacea (Αἰάκεια) was celebrated in his honour.