Aeacus

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰακός (Aiakós).

Proper noun

Aeacus

  1. (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

Proper noun

Aeacus m sg (genitive Aeacī); second declension

  1. Aeacus (grandfather to Achilles, king of Aegina, and judge of the dead)

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Aeacus
genitive Aeacī
dative Aeacō
accusative Aeacum
ablative Aeacō
vocative Aeace

References

  • Aeacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.