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Achaeus (mythology)

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In Greek mythology, Achaeus or Achaios (/əˈkəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιός Akhaiós means 'griever',[1] derived from αχος achos, 'grief, pain, woe') was the name of three mythological characters:

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  1. ^ Graves, Robert (2017). The Greek Myths - The Complete and Definitive Edition. Penguin Books Limited. pp. Index s.v. Achaeus. ISBN 9780241983386.
  2. ^ Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Roman Antiquities 1.17.3
  3. ^ Hesiod, Ehoiai fr. 10a.20–4
  4. ^ Pseudo-Clement, Recognitions 10.21; Servius ad Virgil, Aeneid 1. 242 (Latin)

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